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Chabner Ch 9 WWC JJ

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andr/o   male  
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balan/o   glans penis  
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cry/o   cold  
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crypt/o   hidden  
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epididym/o   epididymis  
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gon/o   seed  
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hydr/o   water, fluid  
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orch/o   testis, testicle  
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orchi/o   testis, testicle  
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orchid/o   testis, testicle  
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prostat/o   prostate gland (gland at base of bladder; secretes fluid into urethra during ejaculation)  
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semin/i   semen, seed  
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sperm/o   spermatozoa, semen  
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spermat/o   spermatozoa, semen  
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terat/o   monster  
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test/o   testis, testicle  
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varic/o   varicose veins  
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vas/o   vessel, duct (referring to vas deferens)  
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zo/o   animal life  
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-cele   hernia  
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-ectomy   removal; excision; resection  
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-gen   producing; forming  
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-genesis   formation  
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-genic   produced by or in  
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-lysis   breakdown; destruction  
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-lytic   breakdown; destruction  
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-one   hormone  
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-pexy   fixation, put in place  
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-plasia   development; formation; growth  
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-rrhea   flow; discharge  
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-stomy   new opening  
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-tomy   process of cutting  
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-trophy   nourishment; development  
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androgen   male hormone producing or stimulating male characteristics. An example is testosterone.  
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balanitis   inflammation of the glans penis.  
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cryogenic surgery   pertaining to destruction of tissue by producing cold temperatures.  
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cryptorchism   undescended testicles.(hidden)  
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epididymitis   inflammation of the epididymis.  
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gonorrhea   sexually transmitted disease; gonococci and urethral discharge.  
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hydrocele   hernia (sac) of fluid in the scrotal sac.  
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orchiectomy   removal of a testicle  
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anorchism   congenital absence of one or both testes  
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orchitis   inflammation of a testicle  
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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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seminal vesicles   glands near the ejaculatory duct that produce fluid for semen  
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spermolytic   pertaining to destruction of sperm  
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oligospermia   scanty production of sperm  
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aspermia   lack of formation or ejaculation of semen  
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teratoma   tumor (testicular) that is composed of many types of tissue. Terat/o means monster  
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testicular   pertaining to the testes  
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varicocele   hernia (collection) of swollen, twisted veins above the testes  
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vasectomy   removal of a portion of each vas deferens  
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azoospermia   lack of spermatozoa in semen  
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spermatogenesis   formation of sperm cells  
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testosterone   male hormone produced by the interstitial cells of the testes  
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orchiopexy   fixation of the testicle. It is put in place following a diagnosis of cryptorchism  
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vasovasostomy   new opening (anastomosis) between two parts of the vas deferens; surgery to reverse vasectomy  
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carcinoma of the testes   malignant tumor of the testicles  
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cryptorchism; cryptorchidism   undescended testicles  
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hydrocele   sac of clear fluid in the scrotum  
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testicular torsion   twisting of the spermatic cord  
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varicocele   enlarged, dilated veins near the testicle  
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carcinoma of the prostate   malignant tumor of the prostate gland  
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prostatic hyperplasia   benign growth of cells within the prostate gland; benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)  
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hypospadias; hypospadia   congenital opening of the male urethra on the undersurface of the penis, not the tip  
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-spadias   condition of tearing or cutting  
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phimosis   narrowing (stricture) of the opening of the prepuce over the glans penis  
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phim/o   to muzzle  
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castration   surgical excision of the testicles or ovaries  
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circumcision   surgical procedure to remove the prepuce of the penis  
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vasectomy   bilateral surgical removal of a part of the vas deferens  
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