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Med Language Ch. 12
Turley - Male Reproductive Medicine
Question | Answer |
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scrot/o | a bag; scrotum |
perineum | area between the anus and scrotum in males; or the area between the anus and vulva in females |
lumen | internal opening |
gonads | sex glands |
testes | egg shaped gland in each side of the scrotum |
semen | fluid expelled from the penis during ejaculation |
prepuce | foreskin of the penis that covers the urethral meatus in an uncircumcised male |
puberty | adolescence |
cryptorchism/cryptorchidism | failure of one or both of the testicles to descend into the scrotum |
epididymitis | inflammation and infection of the epididymis |
oligospermia | fewer than normal number of spermatozoa are produced by the testes |
priapism | continuing erection of the penis with pain and tenderness |
chordee | downward curvature of the penis during an erection |
dyspareunia | painful or painful sexual intercourse or postcoital pain |
coitus | the physical union of a male and female during sexual intercourse |
phimosis | congenital condition in which the opening of the foreskin is too small to allow the foreskin to pull back over the glans penis |
balanitis | inflammation and infection of the glans penis |
prostatitis | acute or chronic bacteria of the prostate gland |
benign prostatic hypertrophy (hyperplasia) | benign, gradual enlargement of the prostate gland that normally occurs as a man ages |
varicocele | varicose vein in the spermatic cord to the testis |
orchitis | inflammation or infection of the testes |
gynecomastia | enlargement of the male breast |
circumcision | procedure to remove the foreskin |
TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate |
vasectomy | procedure in the male to prevent pregnancy in the female in which the vas deferens is divided, a length of each tube is removed and the cut ends are sutured and crushed or cauterized |
STD | sexually transmitted disease |
BPH | benign prostatic hypertrophy (hyperplasia) |
AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
VD | Venereal disease |
HPV | human papilloma virus |
GU | genitourinary |
PSA | prostate specific antigen |
orchi/o; orch/o | testis |
crypt/o- | hidden |