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Med Terms Chapter 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Testosterone | The principle male hormone is |
| Orchid/o | The combining form which means testicles is |
| Male | The combining form andr/o |
| Condition | The suffix -ism means |
| Prostatocystitis | The term that means inflammation of the prostate gland and bladder is |
| Priapasm | The term that means persistent abnormal erection of the penis is |
| Vesiculectomy | The medical term that means excision of a duct is |
| Prosthesis | Which of the following terms means an artificial replacement of an absent body part? |
| Circumcision | The medical term that means surgical removal of the prepuce is |
| Genital herpes | Which of the following is an STD? |
| Epididymis | Epididym/o |
| Glans penis | Balan/o |
| Prostate gland | Prostat/o |
| Spermatozoon, sperm | Spermato/o |
| State of | -ism/o |
| Testis, testicles | Orchi/o ; orchid/o ; test/o |
| Vessel, duct | Vas/o |
| Male | Andro/o |
| Seminal vesicle | Vesicul/o |
| Prostatocystitis | Inflammation of the prostate gland and the bladder |
| Prostatokyth | Stone in the prostate gland |
| Prostatovesiculitis | Inflammation of the prostate gland and seminal vesicles |
| Orchipexy | Surgical fixation of a testicle |
| Orchiotomy | Incision into a testis |
| Orchidorraphy | Surgical repair of a testis |
| Orchiectomy | Excision of the testis |
| True | Inflammation of the glans penis is balanitis. |
| True. | The spermatozoa |
| False. Oligospermia means scanty sperm. OR Anorchism means absence of testis (testes). | Anorchism means scanty sperm. |
| False. Prostatolith mean a stone in the prostate gland. OR Prostatitis means inflammation of the prostate gland. | Prostatitis means a stone in the prostate gland. |
| True.. | Inflammation of the bladder and prostate gland is termed Prostatocystitis. |
| False. Orchidopexy is the surgical fixation of the testes. | Orchidopexy is the surgical fixation of the seminal vesicles. |
| False. Excision of a portion of the vas deferens is called vasectomy. OR Excision of the prepuce is called circumcision. | Excision of a portion of the vas deferens is called circumcision. |
| False. The correct spelling of the word is semen. | The word semin is correctly spelled here. |
| True… | TURP is used to treat enlarged prostate glands. |
| True…. | A sexually transmitted disease is also called venereal disease. |
| Chlamydia | A silent STD with symptoms in males includes painful urination and discharge from the penis; symptoms in females include genital itching , vaginal discharge, and bleeding g between menstrual periods. |
| Syphilis | An infectious STD caused by the bacterium Treponema Pallidum |
| Tricomoniasis | An STD caused by one-called organism. |
| Gonorrhea | Contagious, inflammatory STD caused by a bacterial organism that affects the mucous membranes of the genitourinary system. |
| Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) | A disease that affects the body’s immune system. |
| Genital herpes | STD caused by Herpesvirus Hominis Type 2 |
| Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) | A type of retrovirus that causes AIDS |
| Humanpapilloma Virus (HPV) | Venereal warts |
| STD | Sexually transmitted disease |
| BPH | Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia |
| PSA | Prostatic-specific antigen |
| TURP | Transurethral resection of the prostate gland |
| Autophagia | Biting or eating self |
| Brochadenitis | Inflammation of the bronchial glands |
| Necrospermia | Abnormal state of dead sperm |
| Paracystitis | Inflammation around the (urinary) bladder |
| Pathosis | Abnormal condition of disease |
| Polyhydruria | Excessive amount of water in the urine |