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46 Cards in this Set
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andr(o) |
men |
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balan(o) |
glans penis |
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epididym(o) |
epididymis |
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orch(o) |
testes |
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prostat(o) |
prostate gland |
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sperm(o), spermat(o) |
sperm |
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AIH |
Artificial Insemination Homologous |
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BPH |
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy |
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PSA |
Prostate-Specific Antigen |
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TURP |
resection of prostate |
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cryptochism |
undescended testicle |
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anorchia |
lack of testicle |
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hypospadias |
abnormal urethral meatus on underneath of penis |
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epispadias |
meatus on top side |
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phimosis |
narrowing of foreskin |
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hydrocele |
fluid containing hernia of testicles |
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varicocele |
herniated veins near testes |
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balanitis |
inflammation of penis |
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azoospermia |
semen without living sperm |
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aspermia |
inability to produce sperm |
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hernia |
protrusion of tissue out of its normal anatomical locations through a weakened area of fascia |
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prostatitis |
inflammation of prostate |
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epididymitis |
inflammation of epididymis |
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Peyronie's disease |
disorder, marked by curvature of penis from internal structural damage |
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seminoma |
tumor or testicle (malignant) |
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circumcision |
most common surgery of the male reproductive tract; removal of foreskin |
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orchiectomy |
removal of testicle |
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prostatectomy |
removal of prostate gland |
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vasovasostomy |
reversal of vasectomy |
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castration |
removal of both testicles |
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anabolic steroids |
androgens (testosterone) used to build muscle or increase libido or stamina |
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BPH treatment |
diminish size of prostate, allowing urination finasteride, terazosin |
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erectile dysfunction |
sildenafil (Viagra) tadalafil (Cialis) |
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epididymis |
superior aspect of testis, where sperm is stored (ducts) |
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vas deferens |
duct from Epididymis to ejaculatory duct at seminal vesicle |
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seminal vesicle |
secrete alkaline material to nourish sperm and help motility |
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prostate gland |
secretes milky fluid as part of semen |
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semen |
sperm (gametes) + secretions from prostate, seminal vesicle, and cowper's |
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Cowper's (bulbourethral) |
gland that secretes alkaline fluid into semen |
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perineum |
space between scrotum and anus |
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ejaculation |
process of releasing semen, which has several 100 million sperm in 2-5 cc of semen |
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Spermatozoa |
(Male gamete) or sex cell |
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Spermatozoon |
Plural form of male gamete |
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Testes |
(Male gonads) produce sperm in the seminiferous tubules (testicles), located in the scrotum |
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Spermatogenesis |
Process of producing sperm |
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Testosterone |
Male hormone produced in Leydig cells between seminiferous tubules |
