Med Term Vocab Ch 9

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androgen

Back 1

hormone that stimulates development of male secondary characteristics, such as beard growth and deep voice

Front 2

anarchism

Back 2

congenital absence of one or both testies

Front 3

aspermia

Back 3

failure in a male sperm cell production as well a ejaculation of semen

Front 4

azoospermia

Back 4

lack of live spermatozoa in the semen

Front 5

balanitis

Back 5

inflammation of the glans penis

Front 6

bulbourethral

Back 6

one of a pair of exocrine glands located on either side of the male urethra

Front 7

castration

Back 7

removal of sex glands

Front 8

chancre

Back 8

a hard ulcer occurring at the site of entry the bacterial infection and most frequently on the external genitalila of a male and female

Front 9

chlamydial infection

Back 9

bacterial infection causing pelvic inflammation in the reproduction tract of woman and men

Front 10

circumcision

Back 10

surgical removal of the foreskin surrounding the end of penis

Front 11

cowper gland

Back 11

bulbourethral gland

Front 12

cryogenic surgery

Back 12

use of extremely cold temperatures to freeze or destroy tissue

Front 13

cryptorchism

Back 13

one or both testes fail to descend from the abdomen in the scrotal sac near the time of birth

Front 14

ejaculation

Back 14

ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra as a result of sexual stimulation

Front 15

ejaculatory duct

Back 15

tube through which semen enters the male urethra

Front 16

embryonal carcinoma

Back 16

malignant tumor of the testes

Front 17

epididymis

Back 17

one of a pair of long, tightly coiled tubes lying on top of each testis. Carries sperm cells to the vas deferens

Front 18

epididymitis

Back 18

inflammation of an epididymis

Front 19

erectile dysfunction

Back 19

inability of an adult male to achieve an erection

Front 20

eunuch

Back 20

a male who is castrated before reaching puberty

Front 21

flagellum

Back 21

hair-like projection of a sperm cell that makes it motile

Front 22

fraternal twins

Back 22

two infants born from a pregnancy resulting from fertilization of two separate ova

Front 23

glans penis

Back 23

sensitive tip of the penis

Front 24

gonorrhea

Back 24

sexually transmitted infection involving inflammation of genital tract mucous membranes and caused by gonococci (berry-shaped bacteria)

Front 25

herpes genitalis

Back 25

sexually transmitted infection of the skin and mucosa of the genitals caused by the herpes simplex virus and marked by blisters

Front 26

hydrocele

Back 26

hernia (sac of clear, watery fluid) within the scrotum

Front 27

hyposadias

Back 27

congenital anomaly in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside of the penis

Front 28

identical twins

Back 28

two infants resulting from division of one fertilized egg into two separate embryos

Front 29

impotence

Back 29

inability of an adult male to achieve an erection

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interstitial cells

Back 30

in the testis, these are cells lie between the seminiferous tubules and produce testosterone

Front 31

ligation

Back 31

tying off a tube or blood vessel

Front 32

oligospermia

Back 32

scanty sperm count

Front 33

orchiectomy

Back 33

removal of a testis

Front 34

orchiopexy

Back 34

surgical fixation of an undescended testis in the scrotum

Front 35

orchitis

Back 35

inflammation of a testis

Front 36

parenchyma

Back 36

functional, essential tissue of an organ

Front 37

perineum

Back 37

the external area between the anus and scrotum

Front 38

phimosis

Back 38

narrowing of the opening of the foreskin over the glans penis

Front 39

prepuce

Back 39

fold of skin covering the glans penis (tip of the penis)

Front 40

prostate gland

Back 40

exocrine gland at the base of the urinary bladder in men. it secrets fluid into the urethra during ejaculation

Front 41

prostatectomy

Back 41

removal of the prostate gland

Front 42

prostatic

Back 42

increased growth of the prostate gland in numbers of cells (BPH)

Front 43

prostatitis

Back 43

inflammation of the prostate gland

Front 44

purulent

Back 44

pus-filled

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scrotum

Back 45

sac that contains the testes and associated organs

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semen

Back 46

fluid discharged at ejaculation; consisting of sperm

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seminal vesicle

Back 47

one of a pair of sac-like male exocrine glands lying behind the urinary bladder and opening into the vas deferens

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seminiferous tubules

Back 48

narrow, coiled tubules that produce spermatozoa in the testes

Front 49

seminoma

Back 49

malignant tumor within a testis

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spermatogenesis

Back 50

formation of sperm cells

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spermatozoa

Back 51

sperm cells

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spermatozoon

Back 52

single sperm cell

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spermolytic

Back 53

pertaining to destruction of sperm cells

Front 54

sterilization

Back 54

procedure that removes an individual's ability to produce or release productive cells

Front 55

stroma

Back 55

supportive, connective tissue of an organ

Front 56

syphilis

Back 56

sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria

Front 57

teratoma

Back 57

malignant tumor of a testis or ovary composed of embryonic cells that develop into different types of tissue

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testicular

Back 58

pertaining to a testicle

Front 59

testicular torsion

Back 59

twisting of the spermatic cord and blood vessels of the testes

Front 60

testis

Back 60

male gonad that produces sperm cells and the hormone, testosterone

Front 61

testosterone

Back 61

male hormone secreted by the interstitial cells of the testes

Front 62

varicocele

Back 62

enlarged, dilated veins near a testicle

Front 63

van deferens

Back 63

narrow tube that carries sperm from the epididymis into the body around the urinary bladder toward the urethra (one on each side)

Front 64

vasectomy

Back 64

removing a piece of each vas deferens and tying off each end

Front 65

vasovasostomy

Back 65

new opening of the ends of a severed vas deferens (reversed Vasectomy)