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Male Repro. Medicine
Ch.11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Genitourinary | Pertaining to the (Male) genitalia and urinary system |
| Testes | Sex glands in a male |
| Cryptorchidism | Disease of a hidden testicle |
| Epididymitis | Infection or inflammation of on a testicle |
| Infertility | Condition of not (being able to) concieve |
| Oligospermia | Condition of scanty sperm -Cause of male infertility |
| Orchitis | Infection or inflammation of the testes |
| Seminoma | Testicular cancer -Mass or tumor of the sperm |
| Varicocele | Hernia of the varicose vein (of the spermatic cord to the testes) |
| Benign prostatic hypertrophy | Benign (non-cancerous), gradual enlargement of the prostate gland that normally occurs as a man ages |
| Prostatitis | Infection or inflammation of the prostate gland |
| Balanitis | Infection or inflammation of the glans penis |
| Dyspareunia | Condition of painful sexual intercourse |
| Postcoital | Pertaining to after sexual intercourse |
| Erectile dysfunction (ED) | Difficult function pertaining to the (penis) standing up |
| Impotence | Another word for erectile dysfunction |
| Phimosis | Condition of (the foreskin being) closed tightly |
| Priapism | Disease from a specific cause of a persistent erection |
| Venereal disease | Another name for sexually transmitted diseases -Infectious disease that is contracted during sexual intercourse with an infected individual |
| Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome | Severe infection caused by HIV, which suppresses the immune system immunodeficiency (condition of inadequate or lacking an immune) response |
| Chlamydia | Infection that causes painful urination and watery discharge -Most common STD |
| Genital herpes | STD infection that causes lesions on the penis, scrotum, perineum, or anus -Caused by herpes simplex 2 virus (HSV2) |
| Genital warts | STD infection that causes flesh-colored, irregular lesions that are raised and cauliflower-like -Caused by human papilloma virus (HPV) |
| Condyloma acuminate | Also known as genital warts |
| Gonorrhea | STD infection that causes painful urination and thick yellow discharge from the urethra -Bacterial infection from gram negative Diplococci |
| Syphilis | Infection that causes a painless chancre (lesion that ulcerates, forms a crust, and then heals) on the penis -Tested by VDRL (Venereal Disease Research Laboratory) |
| Trichomoniasis | STD infection that causes no symptoms in men, but causes a greenish-yellow frothy or bubbly vaginal discharge with foul odor |
| Gynecomastia | Enlargement of the male breast |
| Prostate Specific Antigen | Test that detects the Glycoprotein in cells of the prostate gland -Screens for prostate cancer |
| Semen analysis | Microscopic examination of the spermatozoa |
| Motility | State of movement (of sperm) |
| Morphology | Study of shape (of sperm) |
| Aspermia | Condition of without sperm |
| Ultrasonography | Procedure that uses ultra-frequency sound waves emitted by a transducer or probe to produce an image of the testes or prostate gland |
| Digital rectal examination (DRE) | Procedure to palpate the prostate gland |
| Testicular self-examination (TSE) | Procedure performed by the patient to palpate the testes and scrotum to detect lumps, masses, or enlarged lymph nodes |
| Biopsy | Procedure to remove tissue from the prostate gland to diagnose prostatic cancer |
| Aspiration | Biopsy when a thin needle is used to aspirate tissue |
| Incisional | Biopsy when they remove part of a mass |
| Circumcision | Procedure to remove the foreskin -Corrects phimosis |
| Orchiectomy | Surgical removal of the testes |
| Orchiopexy | Process of surgically fixing the testicles place -Surgery to correct cryptorchidism |
| Prostatectomy | Surgical removal of the prostate gland |
| Transurethral resection of the prostate | Surgery for Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH) -Pertaining to (going) through the urethra to remove (part of the prostate gland) |
| Vasectomy | Surgical removal of the vas deferens |
| Vasovasostomy | Reversal of a vasectomy |
| Androgen drugs | Medications used to treat a lack of production of testosterone |
| Antiviral drugs | Medication used to treat viral infections that cause genital herpes or genital warts |
| AIDS BPH DRE ED HSV HPV | AIDS- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome BPH- Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy DRE- Digital Rectal Examination ED- Erectile Dysfunction HSV- Herpes Simplex Virus (causes warts) HPV- Human Papilloma Virus (causes warts) |
| PSA TSE TURP | PSA- Prostate Specific Antigen TSE- Testicular Self-Examination TURP- Transurethral resection of the Prostate |
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