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MA 70 Module 12 Male
Male Reproductive Combining Forms, Prefixes, Suffixes and Abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |