LOM Ch 9 Male Reproduction
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| androgen | Male hormone producing or stimulating male characteristics (testosterone)
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| balanitis | inflammation of the glans penis
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| cyrogenic surgery | pertaining to destruction of tissue by producing cold temperatures
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| cryptorchidism | undescended testicles
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| epididymitis | inflammation of the epididymis
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| gonorrhea | sexualy transmitted disease, marked by gonococci and urethral discharge
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| hydrocele | hernia of fluid in the scrotal sac
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| orchiectomy | removal of a testicle
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| orchitis | inflammation of a testicle
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| penile | pertaining to the penis
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| penoscrotal | pertaining to the penis and scrotum
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| prostatitis | inflammation of the prostate gland
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| prostatectomy | removal of the prostate gland
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| seminiferous tubules | produce sperm in the testes
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| spermolytic | pertaining to destruction of sperm
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| oligospermia | scanty productrion of sperm
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| aspermia | lack of rformation or ejaculation of semen
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| teratoma | tumor (testicular) that is composed of many types of tissue
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| testicular | pertaining to the testes
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| varicocele | hernia of swollen, twisted veins above the testes
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| vasectomy | removal of a portion of each vas deferens
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| azoopermia | lack of spermatozoa in semen
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| spermatogenesis | formation of sperm cells
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| testosterone | male hormone produced by the testes
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| orchiopexy | fixation of the testicle.
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| vasovasotomy | new opening betwseen two parts of the vas deferens (surgery to reverse vasectomy)
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| Bulbourethral gland | One of a pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra
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| Cowper gland | Bulbourethral gland
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| Ejaculation | Ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra
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| Ejaculatory duct | Tube through which semen enters the urethra
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| Epididymis | One of a pair of long, tightly coiled tubes lying on top of each testis; carrie sperm from the 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
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| Fraternal twins | Two infants born of the same pregancy from two separate ova fertilized by two different sperm
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| Glans penis | Sensitive tip of the penis
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| Identical twins | Two infants resulting from division of one fertilized egg into two distince embryos
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| Interstitial cells of the testis | Cells that lie between the seminiferous tubules and produce the homrone testosterone
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| Perineum | Area between the anus and scrotum in a male
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| Prepuce | Foreskin; skin covering the tip of the penis
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| Prostate gland | Gland at the base of the urinary bladder in males that secretes a fluid into the urethra during ejaculation
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| Scrotum | External sac that contains the testes in men
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| Semen | Spermatozoa and fluid
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| Testis | Male gonad that produces spermatozoa and the hormone testosterone; plural testes
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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 that carries sperm from the epididymis in to the body toward the urethra
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| Interstitial cells of the testis | Cells that lie between the seminiferous tubules and produce the homrone testosterone.
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| benign prostatic hyperplasia | Benign growth of cells within the prostate gland (uses TURP to relieve the obstruction)
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| castration | surgical excision (removal) of testicles
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| chancre | ulcer or sore usually appears on genitalia 2 weeks after exposure to syphilis (stage 1)
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| chlamydial infection | bacterial invasion of the urethra and reproductive tract (caused by Chlamydia trachomatis)
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| circumcision | surgical procedure to remove the prepuce of the penis
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| testicular torsion | twisting of the spermatic cord
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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 of the skin and mucous membranes in the anogenital region by HPV (warts)
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| hypospadias | congenital abnormality in which the male urethral opening is on the undersurface of the penis, instead of at its tip
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| impotence | erectile dysfunction - inability of an adult makle to achieve an erection
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| ligation | tying and binding off the free ends with sutures
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| parenchyma | The essential distinctive cells of an organ
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| syphilis | Chronic STD cuased by a spirochete (spiral shaped bacterium) the disease has 4 stages
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| phimosis | Narrowing of the opening of the prepuce over the glans penis
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| photoselective vaporization of the prostate | removal of tissue to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia using a green light laser
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| purulent | pus-filled
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| seminal vesicles | paired sac-like male exocrine glands that secrete fluid into the vas deferens
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| seminoma | most common tumor of the testes, arrises from embryonic tissue
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| spermatoza | semen
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| spermatozoon | male sperm cell
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| sterilization | procedure that removes an individual's ability to produce or release reproductive cells
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| stroma | supportive, connective tissue of an organ, as distinguished from its parencyma
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