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MA 70 Module 12 Male
Male Reproductive Combining Forms, Prefixes, Suffixes and Abbreviations
Question | Answer |
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andr/o | male |
balan/o | glans penis |
crypt/o | hidden |
epididym/o | epididymis |
gonad/o | sex glands |
orch/o orchi/o orchid/o | testes |
prostat/o | prostate |
spermat/o sperm/i sperm/o | sperm |
test/o testicul/o | testicle, testes |
varic/o | dilated vein |
vas/o | vas deferens |
vesicul/o | seminal vesicle |
-cele | herniation, protrusion |
-cyte | cell |
-genesis | formation, development |
-itis | inflammation |
-megaly | enlarged |
-pathy | disease |
-pexy | surgical fixation |
-plasia, -plasm | formation |
-rrhaphy | suturing |
-spermia | condition of sperm |
-tome | instrument for cutting |
-trophy | development |
-tropin | stimulate |
dys- | difficult, painful, bad |
hyper- | excessive, more than normal, above |
neo- | new |
BPH | benign prostatic hypertrophy |
DRE | digital rectal exam |
ED | erectile dysfunction |
GU | genitourinary |
PSA | prostate-specific antigen |
STD | sexually transmitted disease |
STI | Sexually transmitted infection |
TUR | transurethral resection |
TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate |