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7 Med Term
Male Reproductive System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| andr/o | male |
| anorchism | without testicles |
| cryptorchidism | undescended testicles |
| epispadias | urethral opening on the underside of penis |
| phimosis | tightening of the prepuce around the glans penis |
| aspermia | without spermatozoa |
| azoospermia | no living sperm in semen |
| balanitis | inflammation of glans penis |
| benign prostatic hyperplasia | enlargement of prostate gland surrounding the urethra |
| epididymitis | inflammation of the epididymus |
| gynecomastia | enlargement of breast tissue in the male |
| hydrocele | accumulation of fluid in the tunica vaginalis testis |
| oligospermia | deficiency of sperm in seminal fluid |
| orchiditis | inflammation of testis |
| priapism | prolonged erection |
| prostatits | inflammation of prostate |
| testicular torsion | twisting of a testicle on its spermatic cord |
| varicocele | dilation of the veins of the spermatic cord |
| vesiculitis | inflammation of seminal vesicle |
| gonorrhea | disease caused by gram-negative diplococcus Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacterium |
| herpes genitalis | form of herpes virus transmitted through sexual contact |
| human papillomavirus | virus that causes warts |
| nongonococcal urethritis | inflammation of the urethra caused by Chlamydia trachomatis Mycoplasma genitalium |
| syphilis | Multistage STD caused by spirochete Treponema pallidum |
| Leydig and Sertoli cell tumor | testicular tumors arise from stromal tissue of the testis |
| adenocarcinoma of the prostate | prostate cancer is diagnoses in 1 of every 6 men |
| seminoma | malignancy is one type of germ cell tumor that develops from the cells that form sperm |
| nonseminoma | type of germ cell tumor, majority of testicular tumors |
| epididymovesiclography | imaging of epididymus and seminal vesicle using s contrast medium |
| fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption test FTA-ABS | definitive test for diagnosing syphilis |
| gram stain | diagnose gonorrhea |
| plethysmography | measurement of changes in volume of organs or body parts |
| prostate-specific antigen PSA | blood test for prostatic hypertrpohy |
| venereal disease research laboratory test | test used to screen for syphilis |
| castration | removal of both gonads in males or females |
| orchidectomy | removal of 1 or both testicles |
| orchiopexy | surgically immobilize an undescended testicle |
| transurethral incision of the Prostate TUIP | form of prostate surgery involving tiny incisions of the prostate |
| transurethral resection of the Prostate TURP | removal of prostate in sections through a urethral approach |
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