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Male Reproductive
Med Term II Male Reproductive System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| andr (o) | men |
| andropathy | any disease peculiar to men |
| balan (o) | glans penis |
| balanitis | inflammation of the glans penis |
| epididym (o) | epididymis |
| epididymoplasty | surgical repair of the epididymis |
| orch (o), orchi (o), orchid (o) | testes |
| orchitis | inflammation of the testis |
| prostat (o) | prostate gland |
| prostatitis | inflammation of the prostate |
| sperm (o), spermat (o) | sperm |
| spermatogenesis | sperm production |
| bulbourethral | one of two glands below the prostate that secrete a fluid to lubricate the inside of the urethra |
| cowper's gland | one of two glands below the prostate that secrete a fluid to lubricate the inside of the urethra |
| epedidymis | group of ducts at the top of the testis where sperm are stored |
| flagellum | tail at the end of a sperm that helps it move |
| perineum | area between the penis and the anus |
| prostate gland | gland surrounding the urethra that emits a fluid to help the sperm move and contract its muscular tissue during ejaculation to help the sperm exit the body |
| testosterone | primary male hormone |
| AIH | artifical insemination homologous |
| BPH | benign prostatic hyperotrophy |
| PED | penile erictile dysfunction |
| PSA | prostate-specific antigen |
| SPP | suparbuic prostatectomy |
| TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate |
| prostate-specfic antigen (PSA) test | blood test for prostate cancer |
| urethrogram | X-ray of the urethra and postate |
| anorchism | congenital absence of one or both testicles |
| aspermia | inability to produce sperm |
| glans penis | sensitive area at the tip of the penis |
| balanitis | inflammation of the glans penis |
| epididymitis | inflammaton of the epididmis |
| hydrocele | fluid containing hernia of the testis |
| oligospermia | scanty production of sperm |
| prostatitis | inflammation of the prostate |
| varicocele | enlargement of veins of the spermatic cord |
| castration | removal of the testicles. |
| circumcision | removal of the foreskin |
| epididymectomy | removal of the epididymis |
| orchidectomy | removal of a testicle |