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CDP - Week 2
Human Reproductive and Endocrine Systems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| GONADS | reproductive glands- male, testes; female, ovaries |
| SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES | Tubules that produce sperm |
| ORCHI/O | testis, testicle |
| EPIDIDYM/O | long, thin coiled tube where sperm mature and are stored |
| PROSTAT/O PROSTATE GLANDS | produce seminal fluids |
| OOCYTE, OO, OV/O, | egg cell |
| HYSTER/O METR/O | uterus |
| SALPING/O | Fallopian tube |
| OOPHOR/O | ovary |
| OVULATION | Process in which an egg is released from the ovary |
| ESTROGEN | female sex hormone |
| GYNEC/O | female |
| VAS DEFERENS | Tube that carries sperm from testes |
| -CELE | Pouching or hernia |
| -ECTASIS | Expansion or dilation |
| COLP/O | Vagina |
| -OTOMY | Incision , cutting into |
| ANDR/O | Male or masculine |
| PLASIA | Formation, development , a growth |
| -GEN | Producing ,originating,causing ,origin |
| -PEXY | Surgical fixation |
| NULLI- | none, no, not, none |
| ENDO- | within |
| -GRAVIDA | Pregnancy |
| CENTESIS | Surgical puncture |