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HSII Chpt. 12 MT

Chapter 12: Male Reproductive System (All Terms)

ablat/o- take away; destroy
adolesc/o- the beginning of being an adult
andr/o- male
aspir/o- to breathe in; to suck in
balan/o- glans penis
bi/o- life; living organisms; living tissue
bulb/o- like a bulb
cancer/o- cancer
cis/o- to cut
clinic/o- medicine
coit/o- sexual intercourse
crypt/o- hidden
defici/o- lacking; inadequate
didym/o- testis (twin structures)
digit/o- digit (finger or toe)
ejaculat/o- to expel suddenly
erect/o- to stand up
fer/o- to bear
fertil/o- able to conceive a child
genit/o- genitalia
gen/o- arising from; produced by
gon/o- seed (ovum or spermatozoon)
gynec/o- female; woman
immun/o- immune response
incis/o- to cut into
inguin/o- groin
interstiti/o- spaces within tissue
laborat/o- workplace; testing place
malign/o- intentionally causing harm; cancer
mast/o- breast; mastoid process
mit/o- threadlike structure
morph/o- shape
motil/o- movement
olig/o- scanty; few
orchi/o- , orch/o- testis
pareun/o- sexual intercourse
pen/o- penis
perine/o- perineum
phim/o- closed tight
priap/o- persistent erection
product/o- produce
prostat/o- prostate gland
puber/o- growing up
rect/o- rectum
resect/o- to cut out and remove
scient/o- science; knowledge
scrot/o- a bag; scrotum
semin/i- , semin/o- , spermat/o- , sperm/o- spermatozoon; sperm
son/o- sound
testicul/o- , test/o- testis; testicle
troph/o- development
tub/o- tube
urethr/o- urethra
urin/o- , ur/o- urine; urinary system
varic/o- varix; varicose vein
vas/o- blood vessel; vas deferens
venere/o- sexual intercourse
vir/o- virus
-ad toward; in the direction of
-al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ile, -ive, -ous pertaining to
-ancy state of
-ation a process; being or having
-cele hernia
-cyte cell
-didymis testes (twin structures)
-ectomy surgical excision
-ence state of
-ency condition of being
-esis a process
-gen that which produces
-gram a record or picture
-graphy process of recording
-ia condition; state; thing
-ion action; condition
-ism process; disease from a specific cause
-ist one who specializes in
-itis inflammation of; infection of
-ity state; condition
-logy the study of
-oma tumor; mass
-opsy process of viewing
-ory having the function of
-osis condition; abnormal condition; process
-pexy process of surgically fixing in place
-rrhea flow; discharge
-scope instrument used to examine
-stomy surgically created opening
-trophy process of development
-ty quality or state
-ule small thing
-zoon animal; living thing
a- away from; without
anti- against
circum- around
dys- painful; difficult; abnormal
epi- upon; above
hyper- above; more than normal
in- in; within; not
post- after; behind
re- again and again; backward; unable to
trans- across; through
ultra- beyond; higher
acid phosphatase test for enzyme found from prostate cancer that has metastasized to the body
benign of no danger to health, especially relating to a tumorous growth; not malignant
canal a tubular anatomical passage or channel
chancre a lesion that ulcerates, forms a crust, then heals
chlamydia most common sexually transmitted bacterial infection; causing conjunctivitis in cattle and sheep, and trachoma, nonspecific urethritis, and proctitis in humans
chordee downward curvature of the penis during an erection
coitus the physical union of a male and a female during sexual intercourse
condylomata acuminata (genital warts) human papillomavirus (HPV), with itching and irregular lesions on genitals and cervical dysplasia which can lead to cervical cancer in women
corpora cavernosa two of three columns of erectile tissue in the penis, located along the upper surface
corpus spongiosum one of three columns of erectile tissue in the penis, centered along the underside
ductus duct, (Latin for “to lead)
dysfunction impaired or abnormal functioning (as of an organ of the body)
epididymis a long, coiled tube (over 20 feet in length) attached to the outer wall of each testis
flagellum a threadlike appendage, especially a whiplike extension of certain cells or organisms that functions as an organ of locomotion
follicle a small bodily cavity or sac
gamete a mature sexual reproductive cell, as a sperm or egg, that unites with another cell to form a new organism
glans penis a conical vascular body forming the extremity of the penis
herpes herpes simplex virus, type 2 with vesicular lesions (blisters) on skin of genitalia in men and women
hormone a substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity, such as growth or metabolism.
impotence (also erectile dysfunction), inability to achieve or sustain an erection of the penis
lues syphilis
lumen the inner open space or cavity of a tubular organ, as of a blood vessel
lutenizing hormone a hormone that stimulates the interstitial cells to begin to secrete testosterone
meiosis a type of cell division in which a nucleus divides into four daughter nuclei, each containing half the chromosome number of the parent nucleus
mitosis the entire process of cell division including division of the nucleus and the cytoplasm, resulting in two new nuclei, each of which has exactly the same chromosome and DNA content as the original cell
penis the male organ of copulation and of urinary excretion
perineum the area on the outside of the body between the anus and the scrotum
premature happening, arriving, existing, or performed before the proper, usual, or intended time
prepuce foreskin
prostate gland a round gland at the base of the bladder in males
prosthesis an artificial device used to replace a missing body part, such as a limb or a heart valve
scrotum a soft pouch of skin behind the penis and in front of the legs (Latin for “bag”)
semen a viscous whitish secretion of the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa and consisting of secretions of the testes, seminal vesicles, prostate, and bulbourethral glands
smegma a white, cheesy discharge of skin cells and oil that collects between the glans penis and the foreskin or around the clitoris and labia minora
sperm the male impregnating fluid
spermatozoon a motile male gamete of an animal usually with rounded or elongate head and a long posterior flagellum
syphilis a chronic infectious bacterial disease from sexual intercourse, or from mother to child in utero, with three stages characterized by ulcerous skin eruptions, and systemic infection that leads to general paresis (also lues)
testicle used interchangeable with “testis”
testis (pl. testes) (also testicle) the gonads or sex glands in the male
testosterone the most abundant and biologically active of all the male sex hormones
trichomoniasis a sexually transmitted disease with vaginitis and persistent discharge that may also invade the male urethra and bladder
ultrasound vibrations of the same physical nature as sound but with frequencies above the range of human hearing
vas deferens (also ductus deferens) a long duct that receives spermatozoa from the epididymis
vesicle a membranous and usually fluid-filled pouch
AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
ED erectile dysfunction
HIV human immunodeficiency virus
HPV human papillomavirus
HSV herpes simplex virus
PSA prostate-specific antigen
STD sexually transmitted disease
VD venereal disease
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