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Male reproductive
Term | Definition |
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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 |