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Chapter 13
Question | Answer |
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Balan/o | glans penis |
Epididym/o | epididymis |
Orch/o | testicle |
Orchi/o | testis |
Orchid/o | testis as well |
Perine/o | perineum |
Prostat/o | prostate |
Sperm/o | sperm |
Spermat/o | sperm(seed) |
Test/o | testies |
vas/o | vessel |
sperm | male gamete or sex cell produced in the testes |
Epididymis | coiled duct on the top and at the side of the testis |
Penis | erectile tissue (corpus spongiosum and corpora |
Glans penis | bulging structure at the distal end of the penis |
Prepuce | loosing casing that covers the glans penis |
Foreskin | loosing casing that covers the glans penis |
aspermia | inability to secrete or ejaculate sperm |
azoospermia | semen without living spermatozoa; a sign of infertility in a male |
oligospermia | decreased production and expulsion of sperm |
mucopurulent discharge | drainage of mucus and pus |
anorchism | absence of one or both testes |
balanitis | inflammation of the glans penis |
epididymitis | inflammation of the epididymis |
hydrocele | hernia of fluid in the testis or in the tubes leading from the testis |
prostate cancer | malignancy of the prostate gland |
prostatitis | inflammation of the prostate |
varicocele | enlarged, swollen, herniated veins near the testis |
Chlymydia | most common sexually transmitted bacterial infection in North America |
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) | virus transmitted by direct sexual contract that causes an infection that can occur on the skin or mucous membranes of the genitals |
BPH | benign prostatic hyperplasia; benign prostatic hypertrophy |