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Chapter 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Balan/o | glans penis |
| Epididym/o | epididymis |
| Orch/o | testicle |
| Orchi/o | testis |
| Orchid/o | testis as well |
| Perine/o | perineum |
| Prostat/o | prostate |
| Sperm/o | sperm |
| Spermat/o | sperm(seed) |
| Test/o | testies |
| vas/o | vessel |
| sperm | male gamete or sex cell produced in the testes |
| Epididymis | coiled duct on the top and at the side of the testis |
| Penis | erectile tissue (corpus spongiosum and corpora |
| Glans penis | bulging structure at the distal end of the penis |
| Prepuce | loosing casing that covers the glans penis |
| Foreskin | loosing casing that covers the glans penis |
| aspermia | inability to secrete or ejaculate sperm |
| azoospermia | semen without living spermatozoa; a sign of infertility in a male |
| 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 |
| epididymitis | inflammation of the epididymis |
| hydrocele | hernia of fluid in the testis or in the tubes leading from the testis |
| prostate cancer | malignancy of the prostate gland |
| prostatitis | inflammation of the prostate |
| varicocele | enlarged, swollen, herniated veins near the testis |
| Chlymydia | most common sexually transmitted bacterial infection in North America |
| Human Papillomavirus (HPV) | virus transmitted by direct sexual contract that causes an infection that can occur on the skin or mucous membranes of the genitals |
| BPH | benign prostatic hyperplasia; benign prostatic hypertrophy |