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Male
Male Reproductive System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Scrotum | Acts as a natural climate control center for the testicles in order to maintain viability of sperm |
| Penis | Acts as male organ of copulation and urination; site of the orifice for the elimination of urine and semen from the body |
| Testes | Provides the male sex hormone, testosterone, provided by cells within them |
| Epididymis | Acts as site for the maturation of sperm |
| Vas deferens | Acts as excretory duct of the testis |
| Seminal vesicles | Produce a slightly alkaline fluid that becomes a part of the seminal fluid or semen |
| Prostate gland | Secretes an alkaline fluid that aids in maintaining the viability of spermatozoa |
| Bulbourethral or Cowper glands | Produce a mucous secretion before ejaculation that becomes a part of the semen |
| Urethra | Transmits urine and semen out of the body |
| balan/o | glans penis |
| cis/o | to cut |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| didym/o | testis |
| ejaculat/o | to throw out |
| gon/o | genitals |
| gynec/o | female |
| mast/o | breast |
| mit/o | thread |
| orch/o | testicle |
| orchid/o | testicle |
| prostat/o | prostate |
| sperm/o, sperm/i | seed, sperm |
| testicul/o | testicle |
| varic/o | twisted vein |
| vas/o | vessel |
| vesicul/o | seminal vesicle |
| zo/o | animal |
| anorchism | Condition in which there is a lack of one or both testes |
| artificial insemination | Process of artificially placing semen into the vagina so that conception can take place |
| aspermia | Condition involving lack of sperm or failure to ejaculate sperm |
| azoospermia | Condition in which the semen lacks spermatozoa |
| balanitis | Inflammation of the glans penis |
| benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) | Enlargement of the prostate gland |
| Prostatism | Condition of the prostate gland that interferes with the flow of urine from the bladder |
| circumcision | Surgical procedure of removing the foreskin of the penis |
| coitus | Sexual intercourse between a man and a woman; copulation |
| condom | Thin, flexible protective sheath, worn over the penis during copulation to help prevent impregnation or venereal disease (VS) |
| condyloma | Wartlike growth on the skin, most often seen the external genitalia; either viral or syphilitic in origin |
| cryptorchidism | Condition in which one or both testes fail to descend into the scrotum |
| ejaculation | Process of expulsion of seminal fluid and sperm from the male urethra |
| epididymitis | Inflammation of the epididymis |
| espispadias | Congenital defect in which the urethra opens on the dorsum of the penis |
| erectile dysfunction | Inability to achieve and maintain penile erection sufficient to complete satisfactory intercourse |
| eugenics | Study and control of the bringing forth of offspring as a means of improving genetic characteristics of future generations |
| gamete | Mature reproductive cell of the male or female; a spermatozoon or ovum |
| gonorrhea (GC) | Highly contagious venereal disease of the genital mucous membrane of either sex; the infection is transmitted by the gonococcus Neisseria gonorrhoeae |
| gynecomastia | Pathological condition of excessive development of the mammary glands in the male |
| herpes genitalis | Highly contagious venereal disease of the genitalia of either sex; caused by herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2) |
| heterosexual | Pertaining to the opposite sex; refers to an individual who has a sexual preference and relationship with the opposite sex |
| hydrocele | Accumulation of fluid in a saclike cavity. One that occurs during prenatal development is caused by a failure of the closure of the canal between the peritoneal cavity and the scrotum |
| hypospadias | Congenital defect in which the urethra opens on the underside of the penis |
| infertility | Inability of a heterosexual couple to produce a viable offspring |
| mitosis | Ordinary condition of cell division |
| oligospermia | Condition in which there is insufficient (scanty) amount of spermatozoa in the semen |
| orchidectomy | Surgical excision of a testicle; also called orchiectomy |
| orchiditis | Inflammation of a testicle; also called orchitis |
| orchidotomy | Incision into a testicle |
| parenchyma | Essential cells of a gland or organ that are involved with its function |
| phimosis | A condition that can be present at birth in which there is narrowing of the opening of the prepuce and the foreskin cannot be drawn back over the glans penis |
| prepuce | Foreskin over the glans penis |
| prostate cancer | Malignant tumor of the prostate gland |
| prostatectomy | Surgical excision of the prostate |
| prostatitis | Inflammation of the prostate |
| puberty | Stage of development in the male and female when secondary sex characteristics begin to develop and the individual becomes functionally capable of reproduction |
| semen | Fluid-transporting medium for spermatozoa discharged during ejaculation |
| spermatid | Sperm germ cell; also called spermatoblast, spermoblast |
| spermatocele | Cystic swelling of the epididymis that contains spermatozoa; is mobile, usually painless, and requires no treatment |
| spermatogenesis | Formation of spermatozoa |
| spermatozoon | Male sex cell; plural form is spermatozoa |
| spermicide | Agent that kills sperm |
| syphilis | Infectious venereal disease caused by Treponema pallidum, which is transmitted sexually |
| testicular | Pertaining to a testicle |
| varicocele | Enlargement and twisting of the veins of the spermatic cord |
| vasectomy | Surgical procedure in which the vas deferens are tied off and cuts apart, providing sterility by preventing transport of sperm out of the testes |
| vesiculitis | Inflammation of a seminal vesicle |
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