Male Reproductive System

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Crypt/o-

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Hidden as in

Cryptorchidism

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Orchid/o-

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Testis

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Olig/o-

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Scanty, few

As in oligospermia

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-ism

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Process

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Sperm/o-

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Speratozoon, sperm

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BPH

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Benign prostatic hypertrophy

Benign gradual enlargement of the prostate gland that normally occurs as a man ages.

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Prostat/o-

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Prostate gland

As in prostatitis.

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Balan/o-

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Glans penis (head of the penis)

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Dys-

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Painful, difficult, abnormal

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Pareun/o-

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Sexual intercourse

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Prostatitis

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Acute or chronic bacterial infection of the prostate gland

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Balanitis

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Inflammation and infection of the glans penis caused by a bacterium, virus, yeast, or fungus.

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Dyspareunia

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Painful or difficult sexual intercourse or postcoital pain.

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ED

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Erectile dysfunction.

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Phim/o-

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Closed tight

As in phimosis

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STD

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Sexually transmitted disease

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AIDS

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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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DRE

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Digital rectal examination

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FSH

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Follicle-stimulating hormone

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HIV

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Human immunodeficiency virus

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HPV

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Human papillomavirus

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HSV

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Herpes simplex virus

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LH

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Luteinizing hormone

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PSA

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Prostate-specific antigen

Test that detects a glycoprotein in cells of the prostate gland.

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TSE

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Testicular self-examimation

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TURP

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Transurethral reserection of the prostate

Procedure to reduce the size of a prostate gland in patients withcbenign prostatic hypertrophy

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Chlamydia

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A STD

Pathogen, bacterium

Oral antibiotic drug

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Genital warts

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Also known as HPV (human papillomavirus) certain strains cause genital warts. Other strains cause dysplasia of the cervix can lead to cancer in a woman.

Topical chemicals or cryosurgery or laser to remove warts

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Gonorrhea

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Bacterium treated with oral antibiotic drugs

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Syphilis

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Bacterium

Chancre (lesion that ulcerates, forms a crust, and then heals) on the penis

Oral antibiotic drug

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Gynecomastia

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Enlargement of the male breast

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Gynec/o-

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Female

As in gynecomastia

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Mast/o-

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Breast

As in gynecomastia

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Semen analysis

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Done after a vasectomy to verify aspermia and a successful sterilization

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Biopsy

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Fine needle aspiration biopsy, done on the testis to investigate low sperm count

Incisional biopsy, to remove part of a mass in a testis

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Circumcision

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Procedure to remove the prepuce

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Orchiectomy

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Procedure to remove a testis because 9f testicular cancer.

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Prostatectomy

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Procedure to remove the entire prostate gland along with the lymph nodes, seminal vesicles, and vans deferens because of prostate cancer

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Vasectomy

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Procedure in males to prevent pregnancy in the female.