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MRT-110; Chapter 14
"the essentials of medical language"; male reproductive system
Term | Definition |
---|---|
bulb/o | bulb |
-urethr- | urethra |
-didymis | testis |
genit- | primary male or female sex organs |
-ia | conditon |
gonad- | testis or ovary |
pen- | penis |
spermat/o | sperm |
testicul- | testicle |
BMR | basic metabolical rate |
semin/i- | semen |
-fer- | to bear, carry |
test/o | testis |
vagin- | vagina |
-alis | pertaining to |
-orch- | testicle |
-cele | swelling |
-inguin | groin |
-orchi/o- | testicle |
-ectomy | surgical excision |
varic/o | varicosity |
TSE | testicular self examination |
STD | sexually transmitted disease |
DRE | digital rectal examination |
-ate | composed of, pertaining to |
-ation | process |
-atory | pertaining to |
-ile | pertaining to |
prostat- | prostate |
BEP | benign enlargement of the prostate |
BPH | benign prostatic hyperplasia |
NIH | national institutes of health |
PSA | prostate-specific antigen |
oligo- | too few |
hyper- | excessive |
-trophy | development |
-fertil- | able to conceive |
in- | not |
-ity | condition, state |
noct- | night |
-ur- | urine |
resect/o | cut off |
ED | erectile dysfunction |
STD | sexually transmitted disease |
balan- | glans penis |
-cis- | to cut |
circum- | around |
-spad- | tear or cut |
sponglos- | sponge |
prepuce | foreskin |
AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
CDC | centers for disease control and prevention |
HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
HPV | human papilloma virus |
HSV2 | herpes simplex virus 2 |
Pap | Papanicolaou (test, stain) |
PID | pelvic inflammatory disease |
TB | tuberculosis |
-rrhea | flow, discharge |
TUIP | transurethral incision of the prostate |
TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate |
-pexy | surgical fixation |
-stomy | new opening |
-tomy | surgical incision |
-ar | pertaining to |
-osis | condition |
para- | abnormal |
hypo- | below |
-ency | condition |
gon/o | seed |
-iasis | condition |
brachy- | short |
-ery | process of |
vas/o | duct |
testis | testes (pl) |
testicular torsion | twisting of a testis on its spermatic cord |
varicocele | condition in which the veins in the spermatic cord become dilated and painful as varicose veins |
hydrocele | collection of excess fluid in the space between the visceral and parietal layers of the tunica vaginalis of the testis. can be confirmed by transillumination |
spermatocele | |
cryptorchidism | |
epididymitis | |
epididymoorchitis | (orchitis) |
testicular cancer | |
benign prostatic hyperplasia | |
prostatic cancer | |
prostatitis | |
infertility | |
oligospermia | |
azoospermia | |
varicoceles | |
hypogonadism | |
circumcision | removal of the foreskin |
trauma | |
priapism | |
cancer | |
sexually transmitted diseases (STDS) | |
erectile dysfunction | (impotence) |
premature ejaculation | |
balantitis | |
phimosis | |
paraphimosis | |
urethritis | |
urethral stricture | |
hypospadias | |
epispadias | |
chlamydia | |
trichomoniasis | |
gonorrhea | |
syphilis | |
genital herpes simplex | |
human papilloma virus (HPV) | |
molloscum contagiosum | |
human immunodeficiency virus | |
digital rectal exam | (diagnostic) |
prostate-specific antigen | (diagnostic) |
prostate biopsy | (diagnostic) |
orchiopexy | |
orchiectomy | |
urethrotomy | |
transurethral resection of the prostate | |
transurethral incision of the prostate | |
active survelliance | |
external beam radiation therapy | |
brachytherapy | |
cryotherapy | |
radical prostatectomy | |
vasovasostomy |