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Stack #4667521
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| GC | gonorrhea |
| AIDS | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| BPH | Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia |
| Bx | biopsy |
| DRE | Digital Rectal Exam |
| ED | erectile dysfunction |
| GU | genitourinary |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HPV | Human Papillomavirus |
| HSV-2 | Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 |
| PSA | Prostate-Specific Antigen |
| STD | Sexually Transmitted Disease |
| STI | sexually transmitted infection |
| VD | Venereal Disease |
| TSE | Testicular self-examination |
| Balan/o | glans penis (the head or tip of the penis) |
| Epididym/o | Pertaining to epididymis, a coiled tube that contains and transports sperm from the testes. |
| gonad/o | Pertaining to gonad, a reproductive gland that produces gamete. |
| semin/i | Semen or seminal fluid, is a thick, whitish, alkaline fluid produced by the male reproductive system that contains spermatozoa (sperm) and glandular secretions |
| vas/o | blood vessels |
| phall/o | Penis |
| -cision | Process of cutting |
| -ferous | pertaining to or producing |
| -pexy | fixation |
| Dialysis | Medical procedure that separates waste from blood |
| -Lysis | Breakdown , separate |
| Dia- | Through |
| -tripsy | Crushing, breaking something hard |
| Hyperkalemia | High potassium in blood |
| Renal(kidney) failure | Treatment: dialysis |
| Semen | Liquid that contains sperm |
| Andr/o | Male |
| Androgen | steroid hormones, commonly known as male sex hormones (such as testosterone and dihydrotestosterone), that regulate the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics |
| Orch/o Orchi/o Orchid/o Test/o | Testis, testicles ——> produce male gametes, sperm |
| Sperm/o Spermat/o | Sperm (male gametes, male reproductive cells) |
| Spermatogenesis | Process of creating sperm |
| Orchiditis | Inflammation of testis |
| -sterone | Suffix used in biochemistry in naming steroid hormones |
| Testosterone | a vital steroid hormone, primarily produced in the male testes and in smaller amounts by female ovaries, responsible for developing masculine characteristics, maintaining muscle/bone mass |
| Vas deferens | a long tube made from fiber and muscle tissue. Its purpose is to transport sperm. |
| cardiac arrhythmia | an improper, irregular, or abnormal heartbeat, where the heart beats too fast (tachycardia, >100 bpm), too slow (bradycardia, <60 bpm), or with an irregular rhythm |
| Aden/o | Gland |
| Adren/o Adrenal/o | The adrenal gland |
| Cortic/o | Cortex, outer layer of an organ |
| Dips/o | Thirst |
| Thyr/o Thyroid/o | Refers to thyroid gland Location: gland in neck Purpose: controls metabolism |
| -oid | Resembling |
| Thyroxine | Protein hormone made by the thyroid |
| Hyperthyroidism | Condition of excessive thyroid hormone production ( burn fat fast) |
| Hypothyroidism | Condition of low thyroid hormone production ( burn fat slow) |
| Adrenalin (epinephrine) | Protein hormones made in adrenal gland |
| Olig/o | Few, scanty |
| Azot/o | Urea/nitrogen Urea= waste product in blood |
| Albumin/o | Albumin is a protein in blood that maintains pressure |
| Glomerul/o | Glomerulus - filtering unit in kidneys |
| speculum | instrument used to widen an opening of the body to make it easier to look inside |
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