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Male Reproduction
Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gamete | sperm |
| andr/o | male |
| balan/o | glans penis |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| genit/o | genitalia |
| gonad/o | gonads, sex glands |
| gon/o | seed (ovum or spermatozoon) |
| olig/o | scanty |
| orch/o | testis |
| orchi/o | testis |
| orchid/o | testis |
| test/o | testis |
| perine/o | perineum |
| prostat/o | prostate gland |
| spermat/o | spermatozoa, sperm cells |
| sperm/o | spermatozoa, sperm cells |
| varic/o | dilated vein |
| vas/o | vessel, vas deferens, duct |
| vesicul/o | seminal vesicle |
| -cide | killing |
| -spadias | slit, fissure |
| ADT | androgen deprivation therapy |
| BPH | benign prostatic hyperplasia, benign prostatic hypertrophy |
| DRE | digital rectal examination |
| EBRT | external beam radiation therapy |
| EBT | external beam therapy |
| PSA | prostate-specific antigen |
| TRUS | transrectal ultrasound |
| TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate |