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chabner chapter 9
male reproductive system
Term | Definition |
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testis | the male gonad |
prostate | a gland below the bladder and surrounding the urethra |
seminiferous tubules | tissue that produces sperm cells |
flagellum | hair-like tail regionof the sperm |
prepuce | foreskin |
salpingitis | PID pelvic inflammatory disease |
perulent | pus filled |
orechiopexy | fixation of an undescended testicle(performed to bring undescended testesinto the scrotum) |
seminoma | a type of testicular cancer |
cryptorchism | medical term for undescended testicle |
testosterone is | an androgen |
varicocele | swollen,twisted veins near the testes |
circumcision | remooval of the prepuce |
phimosis | tight foreskin |
semen analysis | test for fertility |
chlamydial infection | nongonococcal urethritis (nongonococcal -eliminates gonorrhea) |
cryosurgery | destruction of tissue by freezing |
BPH | benign prostatic hyperplasia |
gon/o | seed |
phim/o | muzzle |
-spadias | tearing or cutting |
TUIP | transurethral incision of the prostate |
TUMT | transurethral microwave thermaltherapy |
stage T3M+ | tumor has spread locally and beyond to other organs |
DRE | digital rectal examination |
STI | sexually transmitted infection |
PSA | prostate-specific antigen |
syphilis | chronic STD caused by a spirochete(spiral shaped bacterium) |