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Medical Term Ch.13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Balan/o | glans penis |
| Orch/o | testis or testicle |
| Scrotum | skin-covered pouch in the groin divided into two sacs, each containing a testis and an epididymis |
| Testis | one of the two male reproductive glands, located in the scrotum, that produce sperm and the hormone testosterone; called testicle |
| Spermatozoon | male gamete or sex cell produced in the testes that unites with the oocyte in the female to produce offspring; composed of a head, midpiece, and tail (flagellum), with the head containing the acrosome (tip) and nucleus; also called sperm |
| Epididymis | coiled duct on the top and at the side of the testis that stores sperm before emission |
| Glans penis | bulging structure at the distal end of the penis (glans = acorn) |
| Prepuce | loosing casing that covers the glans penis; removed by circumcision; foreskin |
| Vas deferens | duct that carries sperm from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct (vas = vessel; deferens = carrying away); also called ductus deferens |
| Seminal vesicle | one of two sac-like structures behind the bladder and connected to the vas deferens on each side; secretes an alkaline substance into the semen to enable the sperm to live longer |
| Semen | a mixture of the secretions of the testes, seminal vessels, prostate, and bulbourethral glands discharged from the male urethra during orgasm (semen= seed) |
| Ejaculatory duct | duct formed by the union of the (vas) deferens with the duct of the seminal vesicle; its fluid is carried into the urethra |
| duct formed by the union of the (vas) deferens with the duct of the seminal vesicle; its fluid is carried into the urethra | trilobular gland that encircles the urethra just below the bladder and secretes an alkaline fluid into the semen (pro= before; stat= to stand); also called prostate |
| Bulbourethral glands | pair of glands below the prostate, with ducts opening into the urethra, that adds a viscid (sticky) fluid to the semen; also called Cowper's glands |
| 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 |
| hypospadias | congenital abnormal opening of the male urethra on the undersurface of the penis (spadias= to draw away) |
| prostate cancer | malignancy of the prostate gland |
| prostatitis | inflammation of the prostate |
| varicocele | enlarged, swollen, herniated veins near the testis (varico=twisted vein) |
| DRE | digital rectal examination |
| HRT | hormone replacement therapy |
| hormone replacement therapy | prostate-specific antigen |
| TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate |
| urethrogram | x-ray of the urethra and prostate |
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