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Medical Terminology
Chapter 13: Male Reproductive System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Balan/o | glans penis |
| 2. Epididym/o | epididymis |
| 3. Orch/o | testis or testicle |
| 4. Prostat/o | prostate |
| 5. Scrotum | skin-covered pouch in the groin divided into two sacs, each containing a testis and an epididymis |
| 6. Testis/Testicle | one of the two male reproductive glands, located in the scrotum, that produce sperm and the hormone testosterone |
| 7. Sperm/Spermatozoon | male gamete or sex cell produced in the testes that unites with the oocyte in the female to produce offspring |
| 8. Penis | erectile tissue |
| 9. Semen | a mixture of the secretions of the testes, seminal vessels, prostate, and bulbourethral glands discharged from the male urethra during orgasm |
| 10. Bulbourethral glands/Cowper's gland | pair of glands below the prostate, with ducts opening into the urethra, that adds a viscid fluid to the semen |
| 11. Perineum | external region between the scrotum and anus in a male and between the vulva and anus in a female |
| 12. azoospermia | semen without living spermatozoa; a sign of infertility in a male |
| 13. oligospermia | decreased production and expulsion of sperm |
| 14. balanitis | inflammation of the glans penis |
| 15. cryptorchism/cryptorchidism | undescended testicles; failure of the testicles to descend into the scrotal sac during fetal development; the testis most often remains lodged in the abdomen or inguinal canal, requiring surgical repair |
| 16. hydrocele | hernia of fluid in the testis or in the tubes leading from the testis |
| 17. Peyronie's disease | a disorder characterized by a buildup of hardened fibrous tissue in the corpus cavernosum, causing pain and a defective curvature of the penis, especially during erection |
| 18. phimosis | a narrowed condition of the prepuce resulting in its inability to be drawn over the glans penis, often leading to infection; commonly requires circumcision |
| 19. benign prostatic hyperplasia/hypertrophy (BPH) | enlargement of the prostate gland, common in older men, causing urinary obstruction |
| 19. testicular cancer | malignant tumor in one or both testicles commonly developing from the germ cells that produce sperm; classified in two groups according to growth potential |
| 20. varicocele | enlarged, swollen, herniated veins near the testis |
| 21. orchioplasty | removal of a testicle |
| 22. orchiectomy/orchidectomy | repair of a testicle |
| 23. vasectomy | removal of a segment of the vas deferens to produce sterility in the male |
| 24. vasovasostomy | restoration of the function of the vas deferens to regain fertility after a vasectomy |
| 26. circumcision | removal of an epididymis |
| 27.urethrogram | x-ray of the urethra and prostate |
| 28. herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV- 2) | virus that causes ulcer-like lesions of the genital and anorectal skin and mucosa; after initial infection, the virus lies dormant in the nerve cell root and may recur at times of stress |
| 29. Syphilis | sexually transmitted infection caused by a spirochete and which may involve any organ or tissue over time; usually manifests first on the skin, with the appearance of small, painless, red papules that erode and form bloodless ulcers called chancres |
| 30. Gonorrhea | contagious, inflammatory of the genital mucous membrane caused by invasion of the gonococcus neisseria gonorrhoeae; the condition was named for the urethral discharge characteristic of the infection, which was first thought to be a leakage of semen; |
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