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benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH); syn. benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) |
enlargement of the prostate gland |
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cryptorchidism |
condition of hidden testis (or testes); failure of the testes to descend into the scrotum before birth. |
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epididymitis |
inflammation of the epididymis |
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erectile dysfunction (ED) |
inability of a man to attain or maintain an erection |
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hydrocele |
accumulation of fluid in the scrotum |
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oligospermia |
deficiency of sperm in the semen |
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orchitis; syn. testitis |
inflammation of a testis or testicle |
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Peyronie disease |
condition of abnormal fibrous tissue in the erectile tissues of the penis, causing penile bending and pain during erection |
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phimosis |
narrowing of the penis foreskin opening that prevents it from being retracted over the plans penis |
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priapism |
abnormal persistent and painful erection of the penis |
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prostatic calculus; syn. prostatolith |
stone formed in the prostate gland |
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prostatitis |
inflammation of the prostate gland |
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prostatorrhea |
discharge from the prostate gland |
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spermatocele |
sperm-containing cyst in the epididymis |
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testicular torsion |
twisting of the spermatic cord, causing a decrease in blood flow to the penis |
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varicocele |
enlargement of veins in the spermatic cord |
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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) |
disease of the immune system caused by infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) |
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chlamydia |
bacterial sexually transmitted disease that can occur with no symptoms (sometimes referred to as the silent sexually transmitted disease) until it progresses to where it damages organs; the most common STD in the United States |
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condyloma |
a wart-like lesion on the genitals |
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genital herpes |
inflammatory sexually transmitted disease caused by the herpes simplex virus; symptoms include blisters or ulcertive lesions on the genitals |
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gonorrhea |
contagious, inflammatory, sexually transmitted disease affecting mucous membranes of the genitals and urinary system |
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human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) |
a virus that weakens the body's immune system and can cause AIDS |
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human papillomavirus (HPV) |
viral sexually transmitted disease that causes genital warts and other symptoms |
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sexually transmitted disease (STD); syn. venereal disease (VD), sexually transmitted infection (STI) |
any contagious disease acquired during sexual contact |
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syphillis |
bacterial sexually transmitted disease that causes sores called chancres; can spread to other parts of the body |
