Medical Terminology Male Reproductive System

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Define: bolbourethal gland

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one pair of exocrine glands near male urethra

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Define: ejaculation

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ejaculation of sperm and fluid from male urethra

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Define:ejaculatory duct

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tube through which semen enters urethra

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Define: epididymis

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1 pair of long, tightly coiled tubes lying above testes

carries sperm from seminiferous tubules

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Define: flagellum

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hair-like projection on sperm making it mobile

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Define: fraternal twins

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born of same pregnancy but from two separate fertilized ova

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Define: identical twins

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born of same pregnancy and same egg

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Define: interstitial cells

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cells between seminiferous tubules and produce testosterone hormone

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Define: parenchyma

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tissue composed of essential and functional cells of organ, in testes its seminiferous tubules that produce sperm

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Define: prepuce

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foreskin

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andr/o

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male

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androgen

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male producing

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balan/o

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glans penis

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balanitis

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inflammation of the glans penis

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cry/o

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cold

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cryogenic surgery

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literaly- pertaining to cold surgery

used to freeze and kill cells a prostatectomy cannot reach

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crypt/o

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hidden

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cryptorchism

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when testicles fail to descend

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epididym/o

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epididymis

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gon/o

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seed

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gonorrhea

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literaly discharge of seed

inflammed genital tract mucus membrane

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gonorrhea is caused by?

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gonococci

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hydr/o

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water, fluid

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hydrocele

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literaly- hernia of water

sac of fluid in scrotum

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orch/o
orchi/o
orchid/o

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testicle

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orchiectomy

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excision of testicle

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anorchism

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castration in males

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orchitis

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inflammation of testes

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prostat/o

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prostate gland

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semin/i

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semen, seed

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sperm/o
spermat/o

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semen spermatozoa

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terat/o

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monster

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teratoma

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benign tumor in testes made of diff types of tissue: bone, cartilage, hair

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test/o

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testes, testicle

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varic/o

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varicose veins

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vericocele

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hernia of varicose veins

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vas/o

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vas deferens

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zo/o

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animal life

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-genesis

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formation

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-one

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hormone

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-pexy

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fixation

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orchiopexy

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fixation of testes to correct cryptoorchism

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-stomy

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new opening

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vasvasostomy

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reversal vasectomy

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pathology: benign prostatic hyperplasia

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benign growth of cells in prostate gland, surgical treatment is TURP

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pathology: phimosis

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narrowing of opening of prepuce over glans penis

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pathology: prostate cancer

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malignant tumor of the prostate gland

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*circumcision

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cutting around prepuce to remove it

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Abbreviation: TURP

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transurethral resection of the prostate

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pathology: TURP

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excision of benign prostatic hyperplasia using a resectoscope through the urethra

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pathology: prostate-specific antigen

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detects early stage of prostate cancer

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AIDS

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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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BPH

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benign prostatic hyperplasia

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HIV

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Human immunodeficiency virus