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chp 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| trichomoniasis | a sexually transmitted disease caused by a one-cell organism |
| syphilis | chronic infection caused by the bacterium treponema pallidum |
| sterilization | process that renders an individual unable to produce |
| prothesis | an artificial replacement of an absent body part |
| orgasm | climax of sexual stimulation |
| homosexual | person who is attracted to the same sex |
| heterosexual | person who is attracted to the opposite sex |
| gonorrhea | contagious inflammatory sexually transmitted disease caused by bacterial organism |
| gonads | male and female sex glands |
| genital herpes | sexually transmitted disease caused by herpes simplex |
| ejaculation | ejection of semen from the male urethra |
| condom | cover for the penis worn during coitus |
| coitus | sexual intercourse |
| chlamydia | a sexually transmitted disease:painful urination, discharge from the penis |
| artificial insemination | introduction of semen in to the vagina by artificial means |
| digital rectal examination(DRE) | a physical examination in which the physician inserts finger into the rectum |
| prostate specific antigen(PSA) | a blood test that measures the level o prostate specific antigen in the blood |
| transrectal ultrsound | an ultrasound procedure used to diagnose prostate cancer |
| transurethral resection of the prostate gland(TURP) | successive pieces of the prostate gland tissue are resected by using a resectoscope |
| transurethral microwave thermotherapy(TUMT) | a treatment tha eliminates excess tissue present in benign prostatic hyperplasia by using heat generated by microwaves |
| transurethral incision of the prostate gland(TUIP) | a surgical procedure that widens the urethra |
| suprapubic prostatectomy | excision of the prostate gland through abdominal incision made above the pubic bone |
| radical prostatectomy(RP) | excision of the prostate gland used to treat prostate cancer |
| hydrocelectomy | surgical removal of a hydrocele |
| circumcision | surgical removal of the prepuce |
| varicocele | enlarged veins of the spermatic cord |
| testicular torsion | twisting of the spermatic cord |
| testicular carcinoma | cancer of testicle |
| prostate cancer | cancer of the prostate gland |
| priapism | persistent abnormal erection accompanied by pain and tenderness |
| phimosis | a tightness of the prepuce that prevents its retraction over the glans penis |
| hydrocele | scrotal swelling caused by a collection of fluid |
| erectile dysfunction(ED) | inability to attain or maintain an erection sufficient to perform sexual intercourse(impotence) |
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