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Chapter 9

QuestionAnswer
andr/o male
-gen substance that produces
zo/o animal life
Azoospermia - is semen without sperm, while aspermia is no semen at all
sperm/o spermat/o spermatozoa, semen
Chancre A chancre (hard ulcer or sore) usually appears on the external genitalia a few weeks after bacterial infection
crypt/o hidden
cryptorchidism In this congenital condition, one or both testicles do not descend, by the time of birth, into the scrotal sac from the abdominal cavity
carcin/o cancerous; cancer
oma tumor
epididym/o epididymis
epididymis One of a pair of long, tightly coiled tubes above each testis. It stores and carries sperm from seminiferous tubules to the vas deferens
seminiferous tubules Narrow, coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes.
orch/o orch/o testis orchi/o testis orchid/o testis
-pexy fixation; to put in place
Perineum External region between the anus and scrotum in the male.
perine/o perineum
-um structure; tissue; thing
Prepuce Foreskin; fold of skin covering the tip of the penis
pre- before; in front of
prostat/o prostate gland
-itis inflammation
purul/o pus
prostate specific antigen a protein produced by normal, as well as malignant, cells of the prostate gland
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Benign growth of cells within the prostate gland
semin/i semen; seed
seminoma a malignant germ cell tumor that occurs in the testicle, or less frequently, in other extra-gonadal locations
genesis formation
Spermolytic a substance which kills sperm cells
-lytic reducing; destroying; separating; breakdown
Test/o testis (testicle)
ster/o steroid, solid structure
vas/o vessel; duct; vas deferens
-stomy new opening
Vasovasostomy reversal of vasectomy
Vas deferens The vas deferens is a long tube made from fiber and muscle tissue. Its purpose is to transport sperm.
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