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Anorchism   congenital absence of one or both testes.  
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Angina   Chest pain associated with myocardial ischemia  
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Astrocytes   Glial (neuroglial) cell that transports salts and water from capillaries.  
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Aura   Peculiar sensation appearing before more definite symptoms.  
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Balanitis   Inflammation of the glans penis  
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Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)   Prostatic enlargement, nonmalignant  
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Bilateral Orchiectomy   excision of one or both testes, done when a testis is seriously injured or diseased (as in testicular cancer).  
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Cardiomyopathy   Disease of heart muscle  
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Cause of essential hypertension   Essential hypertension is high blood pressure that doesn’t have a known secondary cause. It is also referred to as primary hypertension.  
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Cerebellum   Part of the brain that coordinates muscle movement and maintains balance.  
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Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)   Disruption of the normal blood supply to the brain; stroke  
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Common cause of nongonococcal urethritis   is an inflammation of the urethra that is not caused by gonorrheal infection. For treatment purposes, doctors usually classify infectious urethritis in two categories: gonococcal urethritis, caused by gonorrhea, and nongonococcal urethritis (NGU).  
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Cryogenic Surgery   Use of extremely cold temperatures to freeze or destroy tissue.  
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Cryptorchism   one or both testes fail to descend from the abdomen in the scrotal sac near the time of birth.  
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Cyanosis   abnormal condition of bluish coloration of the skin.  
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Dementia   Mental decline and deterioration.  
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Diastole   relaxation phase of the heartbeat.  
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Dysesthesia   impairment of any sense, especially of the sense of touch. 2. a painful, persistent sensation induced by a gentle touch of the skin.  
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Embolus   Blood clot that is carried by the bloodstream from one area of the body to another where it blocks a blood vessel.  
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Embryonal carcinoma   Malignant tumor os the testes.  
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Fibrillation   Random, rapid, inefficient, and irregular contractions of the atria or ventricles.  
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Gyri   Sheet nerve cells that produces a rounded fold on the surface of the cerebrum.  
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Hypothalamus   Region of the brain lying below the thalamus, but above the pituitary gland. It stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete and release hormones.  
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Identify (list) serum enzymes    
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Interstitial; cells of the testes   In the testes, these cels lie between the seminiferous tubes and produce testosterone.  
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Intrathecal   Pertaining to within the membranes (meninges) surrounding the brain and spinal cord.  
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Ischemia   Condition of holding back.  
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Mitral Valve   Valve between the left atrium and left ventricle; bicuspid valve.  
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Orchiopexy   Surgical fixation of an undescended testis in the scrotum.  
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Parenchymal   although often used to refer solely to alveolar tissue, term describes any form of lung tissue including bronchioles, bronchi, blood vessels, interstitium, and alveoli.  
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Parenchymal tissue   Functional, essential tissue of an organ. The seminiferous tubules are the parenchyma of the testis.  
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Paresthesia   Abnormal nervous sensation occurring without apparent cause. Examples are tingling, numbness or prickling sensations.  
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Pericardium   Double-layered membrane surrounding the heart.  
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Phlebitis   a condition in which a vein becomes inflamed (phleb=vein + it is=inflammation). The inflammation may cause pain and swelling. When the inflammation is caused by a blood clot or thrombus, it is called thrombophlebitis  
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Phlebotomy   Incision of a vein for the removal of blood.  
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Pneumoencephalogram   an X ray of the brain made by replacing spinal fluid with a gas (usually oxygen) to improve contrast  
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Prepuce   Fold of skin covering the glans penis (tip of the penis); foreskin.  
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Purulent   Pus-filled; forming or containing pus.  
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Seminoma   Malignant tumor within a testis  
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Sinoatrial node   Sensitive nervous tissue in the wall of the right atrium; pacemaker of the heart.  
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Syphilis   Sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria (spirochetes). A chancre (ulcer) on the genitalia is a characteristic lesion.  
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Systole   Contraction phase of the heartbeat  
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Systole   the contraction, or period of contraction, of the heart, especially of the ventricles, during which blood is forced into the aorta and pulmonary artery. atrial systole contraction of the atria by which blood is forced into the ventricles;  
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Testis   Male gonad that produces spermatozoa (sperm cells) and the hormone, testosterone.  
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Testis   either of the paired, egg-shaped glands normally found in the scrotum; called also testicle. The testes produce the spermatozoa (the male reproductive cells) and testosterone which is responsible for the secondary sex characters of the male.  
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Tetralogy of fallot   a congenital abnormality of the heart characterized by pulmonary stenosis, an opening in the interventricular septum, malposition of the aorta over both ventricles, and hypertrophy of the right ventricle.  
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Varicocele   Enlarged dilated veins near a testicle.  
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Vas deferens   Narrow tube (one on each side) that carries sperm from the epididymis into the body, around the urinary bladder toward the urethra.  
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Vasectomy   Removing a piece of each vas deferent and tying off each end.  
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