Question | Answer |
androgen | Male hormone producing or stimulating male characteristics (testosterone) |
balanitis | inflammation of the glans penis |
cyrogenic surgery | pertaining to destruction of tissue by producing cold temperatures |
cryptorchidism | undescended testicles |
epididymitis | inflammation of the epididymis |
gonorrhea | sexualy transmitted disease, marked by gonococci and urethral discharge |
hydrocele | hernia of fluid in the scrotal sac |
orchiectomy | removal of a testicle |
orchitis | inflammation of a testicle |
penile | pertaining to the penis |
penoscrotal | pertaining to the penis and scrotum |
prostatitis | inflammation of the prostate gland |
prostatectomy | removal of the prostate gland |
seminiferous tubules | produce sperm in the testes |
spermolytic | pertaining to destruction of sperm |
oligospermia | scanty productrion of sperm |
aspermia | lack of rformation or ejaculation of semen |
teratoma | tumor (testicular) that is composed of many types of tissue |
testicular | pertaining to the testes |
varicocele | hernia of swollen, twisted veins above the testes |
vasectomy | removal of a portion of each vas deferens |
azoopermia | lack of spermatozoa in semen |
spermatogenesis | formation of sperm cells |
testosterone | male hormone produced by the testes |
orchiopexy | fixation of the testicle. |
vasovasotomy | new opening betwseen two parts of the vas deferens (surgery to reverse vasectomy) |
Bulbourethral gland | One of a pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra |
Cowper gland | Bulbourethral gland |
Ejaculation | Ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra |
Ejaculatory duct | Tube through which semen enters the urethra |
Epididymis | One of a pair of long, tightly coiled tubes lying on top of each testis; carrie sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vas deferens |
Erectile dysfunction | Inability of an adult male to achieve an erection; impotence |
Flagellum | Hair like projection on a sperm cell that makes it motile |
Fraternal twins | Two infants born of the same pregancy from two separate ova fertilized by two different sperm |
Glans penis | Sensitive tip of the penis |
Identical twins | Two infants resulting from division of one fertilized egg into two distince embryos |
Interstitial cells of the testis | Cells that lie between the seminiferous tubules and produce the homrone testosterone |
Perineum | Area between the anus and scrotum in a male |
Prepuce | Foreskin; skin covering the tip of the penis |
Prostate gland | Gland at the base of the urinary bladder in males that secretes a fluid into the urethra during ejaculation |
Scrotum | External sac that contains the testes in men |
Semen | Spermatozoa and fluid |
Testis | Male gonad that produces spermatozoa and the hormone testosterone; plural testes |
Testosterone | Hormone secreted by the interstitial tissue of the testes; responsible for male sex characteristics |
Vas deferens | Narrow tube that carries sperm from the epididymis in to the body toward the urethra |
Interstitial cells of the testis | Cells that lie between the seminiferous tubules and produce the homrone testosterone. |
benign prostatic hyperplasia | Benign growth of cells within the prostate gland (uses TURP to relieve the obstruction) |
castration | surgical excision (removal) of testicles |
chancre | ulcer or sore usually appears on genitalia 2 weeks after exposure to syphilis (stage 1) |
chlamydial infection | bacterial invasion of the urethra and reproductive tract (caused by Chlamydia trachomatis) |
circumcision | surgical procedure to remove the prepuce of the penis |
testicular torsion | twisting of the spermatic cord |
herpes genitalis | Infection of skin and genital mucosa, caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV) |
human papillomavirus | Infection of the skin and mucous membranes in the anogenital region by HPV (warts) |
hypospadias | congenital abnormality in which the male urethral opening is on the undersurface of the penis, instead of at its tip |
impotence | erectile dysfunction - inability of an adult makle to achieve an erection |
ligation | tying and binding off the free ends with sutures |
parenchyma | The essential distinctive cells of an organ |
syphilis | Chronic STD cuased by a spirochete (spiral shaped bacterium) the disease has 4 stages |
phimosis | Narrowing of the opening of the prepuce over the glans penis |
photoselective vaporization of the prostate | removal of tissue to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia using a green light laser |
purulent | pus-filled |
seminal vesicles | paired sac-like male exocrine glands that secrete fluid into the vas deferens |
seminoma | most common tumor of the testes, arrises from embryonic tissue |
spermatoza | semen |
spermatozoon | male sperm cell |
sterilization | procedure that removes an individual's ability to produce or release reproductive cells |
stroma | supportive, connective tissue of an organ, as distinguished from its parencyma |