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Male Reproductice
Body system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| balan/o | penis |
| orch/o | testis |
| prostat/o | prostate gland |
| scrot/o | scrotum |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| vas/o | vas deferens |
| vas deferens | the duct that transports the sperm from the epididymis to the penis |
| epididymis | an elongated organ on the posterior surface of a testis that stores sperm while they mature and constitutes the convoluted beginning of the vas deferens. |
| constitutes | compose, form |
| convoluted | rolled up together or with one part over another. |
| DRE digital rectal examination | examine prostate gland with finger thru. rectum |
| PSA prostate specific antigen | measurement of PSA in blood |
| TURP transurethral resection prostate gland | removal portion prostate gland using endoscope thru urethra |
| prostate | male organ surrounds base of urinary bladder produces fluid that leaves body with sperm |
| vasectomy | both tube ends cut off and ligated,with sutures |
| varicocele | swollen, twisted veins near testis |
| hydrocele | hernia in scrotal sac (collection of fluid) |
| testicular carcinoma | type of seminoma, malignant |
| distension | distent |
| orchi/o | testis |
| orchid/o | testis |
| benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) | an enlarged prostate. |
| cryptorchism | undescended testicle |
| varicocele | tortuous enlargement of the veins of the spermatic cord |
| hydrocele | an accumulation of fluid (hydr/o) in the scrotum |
| vasectomy | surgical procedure by closing off the vas deferens |
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