Question | Answer |
Surgical restoration of function of the vas deferens is called | vasovasostomy |
Inflammation of the testicle is | orchitis |
The combining form in spermatic means | seed |
The term describing a congenital opening of the male urethra on the underside of the penis is | hypospadias |
What surgical procedure is done to correct cryptorchism | orchiopexy |
A hernia of fluid in the testis or tubes leading from the testis is called a | hydrocele |
The term that describes scanty production and expulsion of sperm is | oligospermia |
PSA is a blood test used to screen for what kind of cancer? | prostate |
Which term describes a painless, benign cystic mass containing sperm lying above and posterior to the testicle? | spermatocele |
What produces testosterone | testis |
The term for undescended testicle is | cryptorchism |
Another combining form for Test/o, meaning testicle | orchid/o |
A seminoma is a tumor of the | testicle |
What combining form means vessel? | vas/o |
The combined secretions of the testes, seminal vesicles, prostate, and bulbourethral glands discharged from the male urethra during orgasm are called | semen |
Mucopurulent discharge describes a drainage of mucus and | pus |
Sperm is produced in the | testis |
The condition of semen without living spermatozoa is called | azoospermia |
The combining form for the region between the scrotum and anus is | perine/o |
What is also known as the foreskin | prepuce |
HPV is an abbreviation for | human papilloma virus |
The combining form meaning glans penis is | balano |
Prostat/o is a combining form referring to the | prostate gland |
Which virus acuses AIDS? | human immunodeficiency virus |
Brachytherapy entails | internal implantation of radioactive isotopes |
Impotence is the former term for | erectile dysfunction |
The scrotum is divided into two sacs, each containing a testis and | epididymis |
The surgical removal of the epididymis is called a | epididymectomy |
STD is an abbreviation for | sexually transmitted disease |
Which of the following is a treatment for erectile dysfunction | penile prosthesis |
A needle biopsy of the prostate is performed using | nuclear imaging guidance |
Blood ulcers called chancres are commonly seen in | syphilis |
Enlargement of the prostate gland is called BPH, or | benign prostatic hypertrophy |
The inability to secrete or ejaculate sperm is called | aspermia |
Inflammation of the prostate gland is | prostatitis |
What is used to treat neoplastic diseases? | radiation therapy |
What is the repair of a testicle | Orchioplasty |
What is a common surgical treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia | transurethral resection of the prostate |
Male infertility is usually tested by | semen analysis |
The term describing a narrowed prepuce that prevents it from being drawn over the glans penis is | phimosis |
DRE is an abbreviation for | digital rectal examination |
A buildup of hardened fibrous tissue in the corpus cavernosum causing pain and a defective curvature of the penis is a characteristic of | Peyronie disease |
HRT is an abbreviation for | hormone replacement therapy |
The absence of one or both testes is termed | anorchism |