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Chapter 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Balan/o | glans penis |
| Epididym/o | epididymis |
| Orch/o | testis or testicle |
| Perine/o | perineum |
| Prostat/o | prostate |
| Sperm/o | sperm (seed) |
| Test/o | testis or testicle |
| Vas/o | vessel |
| Scrotum | skin-covered pouch in the groin divided into two sacs, each containing a testis and an epididymis |
| Testicle | one of the two male reproductive glands |
| Penis | erectile tissue covered with skin that contains the urethra for urination and the ducts for secretion of seminal fluid (semen) |
| Prostate gland | trilobular gland that encircles the urethra just below the bladder and secretes an alkaline fluid into the semen |
| Aspermia | inability to secrete or ejaculate sperm |
| Azoospermia | semen without living spermatozoa |
| Oligospermia | decreased production and expulsion of sperm |
| Mucopurulent discharge | drainage of mucus and pus |
| Anorchism | absence of one or both testes |
| Balanitis | inflammation of the glans penis |
| Erectile dysfunction | failure to initiate or maintain an erection until ejaculation because of physical or psychologic dysfunction |
| Hydrocele | hernia of fluid in the testis or in the tubes leading from the testis |
| Prostatitis | inflammation of the prostate |
| Spermatocele | painless, benign cystic mass containing sperm lying above and posterior to, but separate from the testicle. |
| Testicular cancer | malignant tumor in one or bth testicles commonly developing from the germ cells that produce sperm |
| Seminoma | most common type of testicular tumor, composed of immature germ cells |
| Varicocele | enlarged swollen herniated veins near the testis |
| Chlamydia | most common sexually transmitted bacterial infection in North America |
| Hepatitis B virus | virus that causes inflammation of the liver |
| Biopsy | tissue sampling used to identify neoplasia |
| Semen analysis | study of semen, including a sperm count with observation of morphology and motility |
| Circumcision | removal of the foreskin (prepuce) exposing the glans penis |