Medical Terminology Chapter 14

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andr/o

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male, masculine

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balan/o

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glans penis

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gamet/o

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gamete

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gonad/o

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gonad; seed

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orchi/o

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testis (testicle)

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orchid/o

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testis (testicle)

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prostat/o

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prostate

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spermat/o

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semen, spermatozoa

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sperm/o

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semen, spermatozoa

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zyg/o

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a yoke; joining

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bulbourethral glands
Cowper's glands

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pea-sized glands located under the prostate gland; they empty their mucus-like secretions into the urethra to lubricate it

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corpus cavernosum

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one of the two parallel areas of erectile tissue forming the dorsal side of the penis

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corpus spongiosum

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middle column of spongy erectile tissue on the ventral side of the penis

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ejaculate (n)

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the semen that is expelled

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ejaculate (v)

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to suddenly expel

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ejaculation

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process of rapid expulsion of semen from the penis

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ejaculatory ducts

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tunnels through the prostate gland; formed by the joining of the seminal vesicles

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epididymis

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structure attached to the testis that transports, stores, and matures sperm

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foreskin
prepuce

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loosely folded tissue that covers the glans penis (tip of penis)

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gamete

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male and female sex cells

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genitalia
genitals (pl)

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male and female sex organs

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glans penis

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end of penis

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gonad

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organ that produces male and female sex cells

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penis
penile (adj)

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male reproductive organ

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prostate

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walnut-spaped gland located below the bladder; secretes a milky fluid that aids in the mobility of the sperm

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scrotum

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sac that contains the testes; located below the penis

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semen

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fluid containing the sperm

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seminal vesicle

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sacs (glands) that secrete a fluid containing sperm and other substances, including a type of sugar that provides energy for the sperm; the two seminal vesicles join to form the ejaculatory duct

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sperm
spermatozoa

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male sex cell that fertilizes the ovum to produce a new life

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testis (sing)

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male reproductive glands located within the scrotum; male gonads; testicles

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testicle
testicular (adj)

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male reproductive gland (testis)

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vas deferens
ductus deferens

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duct of the reproductive tract; the tube that leads sperm from the epididymis, away from the scrotum and into the abdominal cavity

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zygote

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cell that is the product of the joining of the female ovum and the male sperm

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ambiguous genitalia

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sex organs in a newborn that are not clearly male of female

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anorchism

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absence of the testes

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cryptorchism

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failure of one or both testicles to descend into the scrotal sac

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epispadias

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abnormality in which the urethral opening is on the dorsum of the penis

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hermaphroditism
hermaphrodism
hermaphrodite

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having both ovarian and testicular tissue; pseudohermaphroditism is the term used the the person displays either male or female sexual characteristics, i.e., male pseudohermaphrodite

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hypospadia

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abnormality in which the urethral opening is on the ventral side of the penis

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polyorchism
polyorchidism

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having more than two testicles

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aspermatogenesis

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failure of sperm production

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aspermia

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ejaculation without seminal fluid or without spermatozoa

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balanitis

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inflammation of the glans penis

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benign prostatic hyperplasia

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enlarged prostate tissue causing pressure on the urethra

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circumcision

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procedure to remove the foreskin of the penis

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epididymitis

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inflammation of the epididymis

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hydrocele

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collection of fluid within the testis

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inpotence

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inability to aachieve and/or maintain an erection of the penis

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oligospermia

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decreased sperm in the ejaculate

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orchitis

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inflammation of the testis

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phimosis
phimoses (pl)

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narrowness of the opening of the prepuce preventing its being drawn back over the glans

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priapism

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prolonged erection

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prostatitis

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inflammation of the prostate gland

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sterility

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incapable of fertilization

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testicular torsion

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rotation of the testis within the scrotum

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varicocele

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varicose veins in the spermatic cord

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epididymotomy

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incision into the epididymis to drain pus or other fluid

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epididymovasectomy

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surgical removal of the eppididymis and vas deferens

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orchidorrhaphy

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surgical procedure to bring down the undescended testicle and suture it into the scrotum

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orchiectomy

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removal of the testis (testes)

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prostate-specific antigen

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blood test to determine the presence of malignancy of the prostate gland

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transurethral resection of the prostate

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surgical procedure to remove all or part of the prostate gland; performed through the urethral opening

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vasectomy

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surgical removal of a portion of the vas deferens

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vesiculectomy

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surgical removal of the seminal vesicle

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BPH

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benign prostatic hyperplasia

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DRE

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digital rectal examination

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PSA

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prostate-specific antigen

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STD

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sexually transmitted disease

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TUR

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transurethral resection

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TURP

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transurethral resection of the prostate or transurethral prostatectomy

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VDRL

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Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (test for syphilis, an STD)