The Male Reproductive System

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balanoplasty

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surgical repair of the glans penis

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chancre

Back 2

skin lesion, usually of primary syphilis; venereal soar

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Cowper's glands or bulbourethral glands

Back 3

a pair of small, pea-sized glands that empty into the urethra just before it extends through the penis

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orchidopexy

Back 4

surgical fixation of undescended testicle

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seminal vesicles

Back 5

glands that secrete seminal fluid into the vas deferens

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seminiferous tubules

Back 6

tubules responsible for the production of sperm

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truss

Back 7

apparatus worn to prevent or block the herniation of teh intestines or other organ through an opening in the abdominal wall

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anorchism

Back 8

absence of one or both testicles

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balanitis

Back 9

inflammation of the glans penis and the mucous membrane beneath it

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cryptorchidism

Back 10

undescended testicle

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epispadia

Back 11

congenital defect in which the urethra opens on the upper side of the penis at some point near the glans

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hypospadia

Back 12

congenital defect in which the urethra opens on the underside of the penis instead of at the end

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orchitis

Back 13

inflammation of the testes; typically results from the mumps virus

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phimosis

Back 14

tightness of the foreskin of the penis that prevents it from being pulled back

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chlamydia

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a sexually transmitted bacterial infection that causes inflammation of the cervix in women and inflammation of the urethra in men

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genital herpes

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a highly contagious viral infection of the male and female genitia; caused by HSV, transmitted by direct contact with infected body secretions and can recur spontaneously once the virus has been acquired

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genital warts

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small, cauliflower-like, fleshy growths usually seen along the penis in the male and ino or near the vagina in women. Caused by HPV. The time span from initial contact with the virus to occurrence of sumptoms can be from 1 to 6 months.

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gonorrhea

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a sexually transmitted bacterial infection of the mucuouis membrane of the genital tract in men and women. Can be passed on fro an infected mother to her infant during the birth process

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syphilis

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characterised by lesions that may involve any organ or tissue. Can be passed through the placenta from an infected mother to her unborn infant. Caused by Trepanoma pallidum. If left untreated, progresses through three stages.

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FTA-ABS test

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fluorescent treponemal antibody-absorption test; serological test for syphilis

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orchidopexy

Back 21

surgical fixation of a testicle

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semen analysis

Back 22

assessment of a sample of semen for volume, viscosity, sperm count, sperm motility, and percentage of abnormal sperm

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BPH

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benign prostatic hypertrophy

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GC

Back 24

gonococcus

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GU

Back 25

genitourinary

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IVP

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Intravenous Pyelogram

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NGU

Back 27

nongonococcal urethritis

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STS

Back 28

serological test for syphilis

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TUR, TURP

Back 29

transurethral resection of the prostate gland

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VDRL

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venereal disease research laboratory