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55 Cards in this Set
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two major functions of the male reproductive system |
to produce and release billions of sperm cells |
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testes/testicles (plural) testis/testicle (singular) |
male gonad that produces spermatozoa and the hormone testosterone |
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epididymis |
one pair of long tightly coiled tubes above each testis |
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erectile dysfunction |
inability of an adult male to achieve and erection; impotence |
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penis |
male external organ of reproduction |
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prostate gland |
exocrine glad at the base of the urinary bladder, secretes one of the fluid parts of semen into the urethra during ejaculation |
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perineum |
external region between the anus and the scrotum in the male |
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prepuce |
foreskin; fold of skin covering the tip of the penis |
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scrotum |
external sac that contains the testes |
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sterilization |
procedure that removes a persons ability to produce or release reproductive cells; removal of testes, vasectomy, and oophorectomy are sterilization procedures |
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semen |
spermatozoa (sperm cells) and seminal fluid (prostatic and seminal vesicle secretions), discharged from the urethra during ejaculation
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andr/o |
male |
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balan/o |
glans penis |
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epididym/o |
epididymis |
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cry/o
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cold |
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crypt/o |
hidden |
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-genesis |
beginning |
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orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o test/o |
testis, testicle |
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hydr/o |
water, fluid |
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-one |
hormone |
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varic/o
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varicose veins
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prostate/o |
prostate gland |
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sperm/o, spermat/o |
spermatozoa, semen |
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terat/o |
monster |
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vas/o |
vessel, duct; vas deferens |
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zo/o |
animal life |
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-pexy |
fixation; put in place |
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-stomy
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new opening |
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pen/o |
penis |
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carcinoma of the testes (testicular cancer) |
malignant tumor of the testes |
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cryptorchism |
undescended testes |
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hydrocele |
sac of clear fluid in the testes |
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varicocele |
enlarged, dilated veins near the testes |
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testicular torsion |
twisting of the spermatic cord |
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hyperplasia of the prostate (BPH) |
benign growth of cells in the prostate gland
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carcinoma of the prostate (prostate cancer) |
malignant tumor (adenocarcinoma) of the prostate gland
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hypospadias |
congenital abnormality in which the male urethral opening is on the undersurface of the penis, instead of at its tip |
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phimosis |
narrowing (stricture) of the opening of the prepuce over the glans penis |
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chlamydial infection |
bacterial invasion (by Chlamydia trachomatis) of the urethra and reproductive tract |
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gonorrhea |
inflammation of the genital tract mucosa, caused by infection with gonococci (berry-shaped bacteria) |
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herpes genitalis |
infection of skin and genital mucosa, caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) |
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human papillomavirus (HPV) infection |
infection of the skin and mucous membranes in the anogenital region by the human papillomavirus |
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syphilis |
chronic STD caused by a spirochete (spiral shaped bacterium) |
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chancre |
hard ulcer or sore |
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purulent |
pus filled
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teratoma |
nonseminomatous tumor composed of tissue such as bone, hair, cartilage, and skin cells |
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sexually transmitted diseases |
diseases transmitted sexually |
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castration |
surgical excision of testicles or ovaries |
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circumcision |
surgical procedure to remove the prepuce of the penis |
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transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) |
excision of benign prostatic hyperplasia using a green light laser |
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vasectomy |
bilateral surgical removal of a part of the vas deferens |
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ligation |
tying and binding off |
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prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test |
a protein that is secreted by tumor cells into the blood stream, levels elevated in prostate cancer patients |
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GU |
genitourinary |
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DRE |
digital rectal examination - finger palpation through the anal canal and rectum to examine the prostate gland |
