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72 Cards in this Set
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Circumcision |
Removal of the prepuce (foreskin). It is an elective surgery performed shortly after birth |
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Bulbourethral Glands |
A pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra, they secrete fluid into the urethra, they're also called Cowper glands |
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Ejaculation |
The ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra |
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Ejaculatory duct |
Tube through which semen enters the male urethra |
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Epididymis |
One of a pair of long, tightly coiled tubes above each testis. It stores and Carries sperm from seminiferous tubules to the vas deferens |
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Erectile dysfunction |
Inability of an adult male to achieve an erection, impotence. |
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Flagellum |
Hair like projection on a sperm cell that makes it motile (able to move) |
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Foreskin |
Fold of skin covering the head of the penis; prepuce. |
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Fraternal twins |
Two infants resulting from fertilization of two separate ova by two separate sperm |
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Glans penis |
Sensitive tip of the penis; comparable to the clitoris in the female |
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Identical twins |
Two infants resulting from division of one fertilized egg. Conjoined twins are incompletely separated identical twins |
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Infertility |
In a man, any problem that lowers the chances of his female partner getting pregnant |
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Interstitial cells of the testes |
Specialized cells that lie adjacent to the Seminiferous tubules in the testes. These cells produce testosterone and are also called leydig cells |
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Parenchymal tissue |
Essential distinctive cells of an organ. In the testes, the Seminiferous tubules that produce sperm are parenchymal |
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Penis |
Male external organ of reproduction |
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Perineum |
External region between the anus and scrotum in the male |
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Prepuce |
Foreskin; fold of skin covering the tip of the penis |
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Prostate gland |
Exocrine gland at the base of the male urinary bladder. The prostate secretes fluid that contributes to semen during ejaculation. |
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Scrotum |
External Sac that contains the testes |
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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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Seminal vesicles |
Paired sac-like exocrine glands that secrete fluid (a major component of semen) into the vas deferens |
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Seminiferous tubules |
Narrow, coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes |
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Spermatozoon |
Sperm cell |
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Sterilization |
Procedure that removes a person's ability to produce or release reproductive cells; removal of the testes, vasectomy, and oophorectomy are sterilization procedures |
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Stromal tissue |
Supportive, connective tissue of an organ, as distinguished from its parenchyma. Also called stroma |
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Testis |
Male gonad (testicle) that produces spermatozoa and testosterone |
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Testosterone |
Hormone secreted by the interstitial tissue of the testes; responsible for male sex characteristics |
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Vas deferens |
Narrow tube (one on each side) carrying sperm from the epididymis towards the urethra. Also called the ductus deferens |
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Andr/o |
Male |
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Balan/o |
Glans penis |
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Cry/o |
Cold |
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Crypt/o |
Hidden |
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Epididym/o |
Epididymis |
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Gon/o |
Seed |
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Hydr/o |
Water, fluid |
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Orch/o Orchi/o Orchid/o |
Testis, testicle |
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Pen/o |
Penis |
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Prostat/o |
Prostate Gland |
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Semin/i |
Semen, Seed |
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Sperm/o Spermat/o |
Spermatozoa, semen |
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Terat/o |
Monster |
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Test/o |
Testis, testicle |
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Varic/o |
Varicose veins |
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Vas/o |
Vessel, duct; vas deferens |
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Zo/o |
Animal life |
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-genesis |
Formation |
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-one |
Hormone |
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-pexy |
Fixation, put in place |
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-stomy |
New opening |
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Testicular cancer |
Malignant tumour of the testicles |
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Cryptorchidism |
Undescended testicles |
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Hydrocele |
Sack of clear fluid in the scrotum |
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Testicular torsion |
Twisting of the spermatic cord |
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Varicocele |
Enlarged, dilated veins near the testicle |
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Benign prostatic hyperplasia |
Benign growth of cells within the prostate gland |
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Prostate cancer |
Malignant tumour (Adenocarcinoma) of the prostate gland |
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Hypospadias |
Congenital anomaly in which the male urethral opening is on the undersurface of the penis, instead of at its tip |
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Peyronie's disease |
Abnormal curvature of the penis |
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Phimosis |
Narrowing (stricture) of the opening of the prepuce over the glans penis |
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Chlamydia |
Bacterial infection 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 the herpes simplex virus (HSV) |
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Human papillomavirus infection |
Infection of the skin and mucous membranes in the anogenital region by the human papillomavirus |
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Syphilis |
Chronic STI caused by spirochete (spiral-shaped bacterium) |
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PSA test |
Measurement of levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in the blood |
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Semen analysis |
Microscopic examination of ejaculated fluid |
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Castration |
Surgical excision of the testicles or ovaries |
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Circumcision |
Surgical procedure to remove the prepuce (foreskin) of the penis |
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Digital rectal examination (DRE) |
Finger palpation through the anal canal and rectum to examine the prostate gland |
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Photoselective vaporization of the prostate (Greenlight PVP) |
Removal of tissue to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) using a green light laser ("laser TURP") |
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Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) |
Removal of portions of prostate gland through the urethra |
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Vasectomy |
Bilateral surgical removal of a part of the vas deferens |
