Words and their Meanings
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| Androgen | To produce male hormones.
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| Aspermia | Lack of, or failure to, ejaculate sperm.
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| Balanitis | Inflammation of the head of the penis.
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| Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy | Enlargement of the prostate resulting in the inability of the bladder to empty completely.
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| Circumcision | Surgical removal of the foreskin from the head of the penis.
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| Cowper's Glands (Bulbourethral glands) | Two pea-shaped glands below the prostate gland that provide a fluid necessary for the viability of the sperm.
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| Cryptorchidism | Failure of the testes to descend into the scrotal sac prior to birth.
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| Cystitis | Inflammation of the bladder.
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| Ejaculation | The expulsion of seminal fluid from the male urethra.
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| Epididymis | A single, tightly coiled tube above each testis, and leading to the vas deferens, that stores sperm after it leaves the seminiferous tubules.
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| Epispadias | When the urethra opens on the upper surafce of the penis.
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| Foreskin | Loose skin covering the end of the penis.
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| Gonadotropin | Hormonal preparation used to raise sperm count in cases of infertility.
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| Gynecomastia | Development of abnormally large breasts in the male.
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| Impotence | Inability of a male to obtain or maintain an erection.
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| Inguinal Canal | Passageway in the groin for the spermatic cord in the male.
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| Inguinal Hernia | Presence of small intestine in the inguinal canal.
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| Orchiectomy | Surgical removal of the testes.
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| Orchiepididymitis | Inflammation of the testes and epididymis.
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| Penis | The male external sex organ.
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| Phimosis | Stenosis of the opening of the prepuce preventing retraction of the foreskin.
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| Prostate | A gland of the male reproductive system which surrounds the proximal portion of the urethra.
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| Prosatectomy | Excision of part or all of the prostate gland.
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| Puberty | Age of sexual maturation.
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| Scrotum | The double pouch containing the testes and part of the spermatic cord.
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| Semen | The mixtures of secretions from the various glands and organs of the reproductive system of the male, which is expelled at orgasm.
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| Sperm | The male gamete or sex cell. Produced in the seminiferous tubules and matured in the epididymis.
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| Spermicide | Medication used to inhibit the sperm's passage to the ovum. 85% effective as a birth control measure.
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| Transurethral | Through the urethra; refers to the removal of the prostate by going through the urethral wall.
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| Vas Deferens | Excretory duct of the testes.
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| Vasectomy | The cutting out portion of the vas deferens.
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| Prepuce | Foreskin that covers the glans penis.
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