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Med Terms Chapter 7
Term | Definition |
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Testosterone | The principle male hormone is |
Orchid/o | The combining form which means testicles is |
Male | The combining form andr/o |
Condition | The suffix -ism means |
Prostatocystitis | The term that means inflammation of the prostate gland and bladder is |
Priapasm | The term that means persistent abnormal erection of the penis is |
Vesiculectomy | The medical term that means excision of a duct is |
Prosthesis | Which of the following terms means an artificial replacement of an absent body part? |
Circumcision | The medical term that means surgical removal of the prepuce is |
Genital herpes | Which of the following is an STD? |
Epididymis | Epididym/o |
Glans penis | Balan/o |
Prostate gland | Prostat/o |
Spermatozoon, sperm | Spermato/o |
State of | -ism/o |
Testis, testicles | Orchi/o ; orchid/o ; test/o |
Vessel, duct | Vas/o |
Male | Andro/o |
Seminal vesicle | Vesicul/o |
Prostatocystitis | Inflammation of the prostate gland and the bladder |
Prostatokyth | Stone in the prostate gland |
Prostatovesiculitis | Inflammation of the prostate gland and seminal vesicles |
Orchipexy | Surgical fixation of a testicle |
Orchiotomy | Incision into a testis |
Orchidorraphy | Surgical repair of a testis |
Orchiectomy | Excision of the testis |
True | Inflammation of the glans penis is balanitis. |
True. | The spermatozoa |
False. Oligospermia means scanty sperm. OR Anorchism means absence of testis (testes). | Anorchism means scanty sperm. |
False. Prostatolith mean a stone in the prostate gland. OR Prostatitis means inflammation of the prostate gland. | Prostatitis means a stone in the prostate gland. |
True.. | Inflammation of the bladder and prostate gland is termed Prostatocystitis. |
False. Orchidopexy is the surgical fixation of the testes. | Orchidopexy is the surgical fixation of the seminal vesicles. |
False. Excision of a portion of the vas deferens is called vasectomy. OR Excision of the prepuce is called circumcision. | Excision of a portion of the vas deferens is called circumcision. |
False. The correct spelling of the word is semen. | The word semin is correctly spelled here. |
True… | TURP is used to treat enlarged prostate glands. |
True…. | A sexually transmitted disease is also called venereal disease. |
Chlamydia | A silent STD with symptoms in males includes painful urination and discharge from the penis; symptoms in females include genital itching , vaginal discharge, and bleeding g between menstrual periods. |
Syphilis | An infectious STD caused by the bacterium Treponema Pallidum |
Tricomoniasis | An STD caused by one-called organism. |
Gonorrhea | Contagious, inflammatory STD caused by a bacterial organism that affects the mucous membranes of the genitourinary system. |
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) | A disease that affects the body’s immune system. |
Genital herpes | STD caused by Herpesvirus Hominis Type 2 |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) | A type of retrovirus that causes AIDS |
Humanpapilloma Virus (HPV) | Venereal warts |
STD | Sexually transmitted disease |
BPH | Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia |
PSA | Prostatic-specific antigen |
TURP | Transurethral resection of the prostate gland |
Autophagia | Biting or eating self |
Brochadenitis | Inflammation of the bronchial glands |
Necrospermia | Abnormal state of dead sperm |
Paracystitis | Inflammation around the (urinary) bladder |
Pathosis | Abnormal condition of disease |
Polyhydruria | Excessive amount of water in the urine |