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MA 70 Module 12 Male
Male Reproductive System Medical Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| androgen | producing male hormones |
| andropathy | male disease |
| balanitis | inflammation of the glans penis |
| balanoplasty | surgical repair of the glans penis |
| balanorrhea | discharge from glans penis |
| epididymectomy | removal of epididymis |
| epididymal | pertaining to the epididymis |
| epididymitis | inflammation of epididymis |
| anorchism | condition of no testes |
| orchiectomy | removal of testes |
| orchiotomy | incision into testes |
| orchioplasty | surgical repair of testes |
| orchidectomy | removal of testes |
| orchidopexy | surgical fixation of testes |
| mucoid | mucus like |
| mucous | pertaining to mucus |
| prostatitis | prostate inflammation |
| prostatectomy | removal of prostate |
| prostatic | pertaining to prostate |
| aspermia | condition of no sperm |
| oligospermia | condition of scanty sperm |
| spermatic | pertaining to sperm |
| spermatogenesis | production of sperm |
| spermatocyte | sperm cell |
| spermatolysis | sperm destruction |
| testicular | pertaining to testes |
| vesicular | pertaining to seminal vesicle |
| cryptorchidism | failure of testes to descend into the scrotal sac before birth |
| orchiopexy orchidopexy | To surgically bring the testes down into the scrotum |
| hydrocele | accumulation of fluid around testes or along spermatic cord; common in infants |
| varicocele | enlargement of veins of spermatic cord; commonly occurs on left side of adolescent males Penis |
| epispadias | congenital opening of urethra on dorsal surface of penis |
| hypospadias | congenital opening of male urethra on underside of penis |
| phimosis | narrowing of foreskin over glans penis resulting in difficulty with hygiene; condition can lead to infection or difficulty with urination; condition is treated with circumcision |
| priapism | persistent and painful erection due to pathological causes, not sexual arousal |
| benign prostatic hypertrophy(BPH) | noncancerous enlargement of prostate gland; commonly seen in males over 60 |
| prostate-specific antigen (PSA) | blood test to screen for prostate cancer; elevated blood levels of PSA are associated with prostate cancer |
| digital rectal exam (DRE) | manual examination for enlarged prostate gland; performed by palpating prostate gland through wall of rectum |
| castration | removal of testicles in male or ovaries in female |
| circumcision | removal of prepuce or foreskin of penis; performed on newborn male |
| resection | surgical removal |
| sterilization | process of rendering male or female sterile |
| transurethral resection of prostate (TUR, TURP) | removal of prostate gland by inserting device through urethra and removing prostate tissue |
| vasectomy | surgical removal of a segment or all of the vas deferens to prevent sperm from leaving the male body; used for contraception purposes |
| vasovasostomy | surgically reconnect the vas deferens to reverse vasectomy |
| spermatocide spermaticide Spermicide | destruction of sperm; one form of birth control, using spermolytic creams |
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