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Chapter 9 exam
all about the male reproductive
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Anorchism | congenital absense of one or both testes. |
| Azoospermia | lack of spermatozoa in the semen |
| balanitis | inflamation of the glans penis |
| bulbourethral gland | one of a pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra |
| Cryptorchism | undescendant testicles |
| gonorrhea | inflamation of the genital tract mucous membranes caused by infection with gonococci |
| hydrocele | sac of clear fluid in the scrotum |
| hypospadias | congenital opening of the male urethra on the undersurface of the penis. |
| oligospermia | an insufficient # of spermatozoa in the semen |
| orchiopexy | operation to correct cryptorchism |
| perineum | an area between the anus and the scrotum in males |
| phimosis | narrowing of the opening of the prepuce over the glans penis (phim/o means to muzzle) |
| prepuce | skin covering the tip of the penis (foreskin) |
| purulent | pus filled |
| stroma | supportive connective tissue of an organ, as distinguished from its parenchyma |
| syphilis | chronic sti caused by a spirochete (spiral shaped bacterium) |
| varicocele | enlarged dilated veins near the testicles |
| vas deferens | narrow tubes that carries the sperm from the epydidymis into the body and towards the urethra |
| vasectomy | bilateral surgical removal of a part of the vas deferens |
| epididymides | plural form meaning: pair of long tightly coiled tubes lying on top of each testis ( carries sperm from seminiferous tubes to vas deferens) |
| epididymitis | inflamation of the epidiymis |
| prostatic hyperplasia | benign growth of cells within the prostate gland |
| hypospadias | congenital opening of the male urethra on the undersurface of the penis. |
| venereal | transmitted by sexual or genital contact |
| orchiopexy | operation to correct cryptorchism |
| testosterone | made by the testis |
| seminoma | a malignant tumor of the testis arising from sperm forming tissues |
| orchiectomy | surgical removal of 1 or both testis |
| flagellum | hair - like projection on a sperm cell that makes it able to move. |
| spermatozoon | sperm cell |
| seminiferous tubules | narrow, coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testis |
| bulbourethral gland | one of a pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra. |
| Cowper gland | bulbourethral gland. |
| glans penis | sensitive tip of the penis. |
| scrotum | external sac that contains the testis |
| testis | male gonad that produces spermatozoa and hormone testosterone |
| testicular torsion | twisting of the spermatic cord (usually in first year of life) |
| castration | surgical excision of the testicles |
| DRE | digital rectal examination (examining the prostate with fingers through the rectum |
| TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate (removing part of the prostate glandusing a retroscope through the urethra.) |
| GU | genitourinary |
| HSV | herpes simplex virus |
| PID | pelvic inflammatory disease |
| PSA | prostate specific antigen |
| STI | sexually transmitted infection |
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