Question | Answer |
Androgen | To produce male hormones. |
Aspermia | Lack of, or failure to, ejaculate sperm. |
Balanitis | Inflammation of the head of the penis. |
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy | Enlargement of the prostate resulting in the inability of the bladder to empty completely. |
Circumcision | Surgical removal of the foreskin from the head of the penis. |
Cowper's Glands (Bulbourethral glands) | Two pea-shaped glands below the prostate gland that provide a fluid necessary for the viability of the sperm. |
Cryptorchidism | Failure of the testes to descend into the scrotal sac prior to birth. |
Cystitis | Inflammation of the bladder. |
Ejaculation | The expulsion of seminal fluid from the male urethra. |
Epididymis | A single, tightly coiled tube above each testis, and leading to the vas deferens, that stores sperm after it leaves the seminiferous tubules. |
Epispadias | When the urethra opens on the upper surafce of the penis. |
Foreskin | Loose skin covering the end of the penis. |
Gonadotropin | Hormonal preparation used to raise sperm count in cases of infertility. |
Gynecomastia | Development of abnormally large breasts in the male. |
Impotence | Inability of a male to obtain or maintain an erection. |
Inguinal Canal | Passageway in the groin for the spermatic cord in the male. |
Inguinal Hernia | Presence of small intestine in the inguinal canal. |
Orchiectomy | Surgical removal of the testes. |
Orchiepididymitis | Inflammation of the testes and epididymis. |
Penis | The male external sex organ. |
Phimosis | Stenosis of the opening of the prepuce preventing retraction of the foreskin. |
Prostate | A gland of the male reproductive system which surrounds the proximal portion of the urethra. |
Prosatectomy | Excision of part or all of the prostate gland. |
Puberty | Age of sexual maturation. |
Scrotum | The double pouch containing the testes and part of the spermatic cord. |
Semen | The mixtures of secretions from the various glands and organs of the reproductive system of the male, which is expelled at orgasm. |
Sperm | The male gamete or sex cell. Produced in the seminiferous tubules and matured in the epididymis. |
Spermicide | Medication used to inhibit the sperm's passage to the ovum. 85% effective as a birth control measure. |
Transurethral | Through the urethra; refers to the removal of the prostate by going through the urethral wall. |
Vas Deferens | Excretory duct of the testes. |
Vasectomy | The cutting out portion of the vas deferens. |
Prepuce | Foreskin that covers the glans penis. |