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Male Ch7 part 2
Diseases of the Male Reproductive System
| anorchism | state of absence of testis |
| balanitis | inflammation of the glans penis |
| balnorrhea | discharge from glans penis |
| benign prostatic hyperplasia | excessive development pertaining to the prostate gland |
| cryptorchidism | state of hidden testes |
| epididmitis | inflammation of an epididymis |
| orchiepididymitis | inflammation of the testis and epididymis |
| orchitis orchiditis or testitis | inflammation of the testis or testicle |
| prostatitis | inflammation of the prostate gland |
| prostatocrysitis | inflammation of the prostate gland and the bladder |
| prostatorrhea | discharge from the prostate gland |
| prostatolith | stone (s) in the prostate gland |
| prostattorrhea | discharge from the prostate gland |
| prostatovesiculitis | inflammation of the prostate gland and seminal vesicles |
| erectile dysfuction | the inability of the male to attain or maintain an erection sufficient to perform sexual intercourse |
| hydrocele | scrotal swelling caused by collection of fluid |
| phimosis | a tightness of the prepuce foreskin on the penis |
| priapism | persistent abnormal erection of the penis |
| prostate cancer | cancer of the prostate gland usually occurring in men middle aged and older |
| spermatocele | scrotal swelling caused by distention of the epididymis containing an abnormal cyst-like collection of fluid and sperm cells |
| testicular cancer | cancer of the testicle usually occurring in men 15 to 35 years of age |
| testicular torsion | twisting of the spermatic cord causing decreased blood flow to the testis |
| Varicocele | enlarged veins of the spermatic cord |
| balanoplasty | surgical repair of the glans penis |
| epididymectomy | excision of an epididymis |
| orchidectomy, orchiectomy | excision of the testis |
| orchidopexy, orchiotomy | incision into a testis |
| orchioplasty | surgical repair of a testis |
| prostatectomy | incision into the prostate gland and bladder |
| prostatolithotomy | incision ito the prostate gland to remove stone (s) |
| prostatovesiculectomy | excision of the prostate gland and seminal vesicles |
| vasectomy | excision of a duct |
| vasovastotomy | creation of artificial openings between ducts |
| vesiculectomy | excision of the seminal vesicle (s) |
| circumcision | surgical removal of the prepuce all or part of foreskin of penis |
| hydrocelectomy | surgical removal of a hydrocele |
| suprapublic prostatectomy | excision of the prostate gland through an abdominal incision made above the pubic bone |
| radical prostatecotomy | excision of the prostate gland with its capsule seminal vesicles |
| transurethral incision of prostate gland | surgical procedure that widens the urethra by making few small incisions in the bladder |
| transurethral microwave thermotherapy | treatment that eliminates excess tissue present in benign prostatic hyperplasia by using heat generated by microwave |
| transurethral resection of the prostate gland | surgical removal of pieces of the prostate gland tissue by using an instrument inserted through the urethra |
| cooled thermotherapy device | delivers precise microwave energy to heat and destroy prostate tissue while cooling mechanism protects surrounding tissue |
| photoselective vaporization of the prostate | uses a laser system operated through a cystoscope inserted through the urethra to the prostate gland |
| transrectal ultrasound | ultrasound procedure used to diagnose prostate cancer |
| prostate specific antigen | blood test that measures the level of antigen in the blood |
| semen analysis | microscopic observation of ejaculated semen revealing the size structure and movement of sperm |
| digital rectal examination | physical examination in which the health care provider inserts a finger into the rectum and palpates the size and shape of the prostate gland |
| andropathy | disease of the male |
| aspermia | condition of without sperm |
| oligospermia | condition of scanty sperm |
| spermatolysis | dissolution or destruction of sperm |
| acquired immunodeficiency syndrome | advance chronic immune system suppression caused by human immunodeficiency virus |
| artificial insemination | introduction of semen into the vagina by artificial means |
| azoospermia | lack of live sperm in the semen |
| chlamydia | sexual transmitted disease caused by the bacterium c |
| coitus | sexual intercourse between male and female |
| condom | cover for the penis worn during coitus to prevent conception |
| ejaculation | of semen from the male urethra |
| genital herpes | sexually transmitted disease caused by herpes virus hominis |
| gonorrhea | sexually transmitted disease caused by bacterial organism that inflames the mucous membranes of the genitourinary tract |
| human immunodeficiency virus | sexually transmitted disease caused by retrovirus that infects t-helper cells |
| human papilomavirus | sexually transmitted disease caused by viral infection there are more than 40 types of HPV |
| infertility | reduced or absent ability to become pregnant |
| orgasm | climax of sexual stimulation |
| puberty | period when secondary sex characteristics develop and the ability to reproduce sexually begins |
| sexual transmitted disease | infection spread through sexual contact |
| sterilization | surgical procedure that renders an individual unable to produce offspring |
| syphilis | sexual transmitted disease caused by the bacterium treponema pallidum |
| trichomoniaisis | sexually transmitted disease caused by a one cell organism |
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