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PHM 316 ch 16
Male Reproductive System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| balan/o | glans penis |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| orch/o | testis or testicle |
| orchi/o | testis or testicle |
| orchid/o | testis or testicle |
| test/o | testis or testicle |
| perine/o | perineum |
| prostat/o | prostate |
| sperm/o | sperm (seed) |
| spermat/o | sperm (seed) |
| vas/o | vessel |
| aspermia | inability to secrete or ejaculate sperm |
| azoospermia | semen without living spermatozoa, a sign of infertility in the male |
| oligospermia | scanty production and expulsion of sperm |
| mucopurulent discharge | drainage of mucus and pus |
| anorchism | absence of one or both testes |
| balanitis | inflammation of glans penis |
| cryptorchism | undescended testicle; failure of a testis to descend into the scrotal sac during fetal development; it most often remains lodged in the abdomen or inguinal canal requiring surgical repair |
| epididymitis | inflammation of the epididymis |
| hydrocele | hernia of fluid in the testis or tubes leading from the testis |
| hypospadias | congenital opening of the male urethra on the undersurface of the penis |
| erectile dysfunction (ED) | failure to initiate or maintain an erection until ejaculation because of physical or psychological dysfunction; formerly termed impotence |
| peyronie disease | disorder characterized by a buildup of hardened fibrous tissue in the corpus cavernosum causing pain and a defective curvature of the penis, especially during erection |
| phimosis | narrowed condition of the prepuce (foreskin) resulting in its inability to be drawn over the glans penis, often leading to infection - commonly requires circumcision |
| benign prostatic hyperplasia/hypertrophy | enlargement of the prostate gland; frequently seen in older men causing urinary obstruction |
| prostate cancer | malignancy of the prostate gland |
| prostatitis | inflammation of the prostate |
| spermatocele | painless, benign cystic mass containing sperm lying above and posterior to the testicle, but separate from it |
| testicular cancer | malignant tumor in one or both testicles commonly developing from the germ cells that produce sperm - classified into two groups according to growth potential |
| seminoma | most common type of testicular tumor, composed of immature germ cells - highly treatable with early detection |
| nonseminomas | testicular tumors arising from more mature germ cells that have a tendancy to be more aggressive than seminomas; often develop earlier in life (includes choriocarcinome, embryonal carcinoma, teratoma, and yolk sac tumors) |
| varicocele | enlarged, swollen herniated veins near the testis |
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