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Male reproductive
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| balan/o | glans penis |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| orchid/o | testis |
| perine/o | perineum |
| prostat/o | prostate |
| sperm/o | sperm |
| test/o | testis |
| vas/o | vessel |
| scrotum | skin covering the pouches that contain the testis |
| testis | male reproductive glands located in scrotum; produce sperm and testosterone |
| spermatozoon | male gamete |
| epididymis | coiled duct on top and at side of testis |
| penis | erectile tissue that contains the urethra and ducts for secreting seminal fluid |
| glans penis | bulging structure at distal end of penis |
| vas deferens | ducts carrying sperm from epididymis to ejaculatory duct |
| seminal vesicle | sac like structures behind bladder that connect to vas deferens and secrete alkaline substance into semen |
| semen | mixture of secretions of the testis, seminal vesicles, prostate, and bulbourethral glands |
| prostate | trilobular gland that surrounds urethra just below bladder that secretes alkaline fluid into semen |
| bulbourethral glands | pair of glands below the prostate with ducts opening into the urethra |
| perimeum | external region between the scrotum and anus in a male and between the vulva and anus for a female |
| balanitis | inflamed glans |
| cryptorchism | non-descent of a testicle |
| erectile dysfunction | failure to initiate or maintain an erection |
| hydrocele | hernia of fluid in the testis |
| hypospadias | abnormal opening of urethra |
| phimosis | narrowing of foreskin that prevents glans from coming out of prepuce |
| prostate cancer | malignancy of prostate gland |
| BPH | enlarged prostate gland |
| circumcision | removal of the prepuce |
| vasectomy | removal of part of vas deferens to produce sterility on male |