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Flashcards by angeline martin, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by angeline martin
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| Question | Answer |
| Gamete | Reproductive cell (ovum or sperm) that contains one half the chromosomes required to produce an offspring of the species |
| labido | sex drive |
| Semen | Sperm and seminal fluid |
| sphincter | ringlike muscle that opens and closes a body opening to allow or restrict passage through the structure |
| andro | man |
| balan/o | glans - tip of penis |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| genito | genitilia |
| gonad/o | gonads- sex glands |
| oligo | scanty or few |
| orch/o orich/o orchido/o test/o | testis (plural testes) |
| perine/o | perineium area between scrotum and anus |
| prostat/o | prostate gland |
| spermat/o Sperm/o | spermatozoa Sperm cells |
| varic/o | dilated vein |
| vas/o | vessel, vas deferns, duct |
| vesicul/o | seminal vesicle |
| -cide | killing |
| -genesis | forming producing, origin |
| -ism | condition |
| -spadias | slit, fissure |
| brachy | short |
| epi | above, upon |
| anorcidism | born with 1 or no testes |
| azospermia | absence of sperm in ejacuate |
| aspermia | without sperm cells - can ejaculate |
| balanitis | inflammation of the skin covering the glans penis caused by bacteria |
| erectile dysfunction | difficulties with erections |
| testicular self examination | check for abnormal lumps or swelling in sacral sac |
| hypogonadism | decrease or lack of hormones normally produces by the gonads |
| hypospadias | opening of male underneath where it is suposed to be |
| phimosis | fore skin cant be retracted |
| priapism | prolonged and often painful erection of the penis, which occurs without sexual stimulation |
| prostatitis | acute or chronic inflammation of the prostate |
| prostatitis | acute or chronic inflammation of the prostate |
| testicular abnormalties | various disorders of the testes |
| testicular abnormalities anorchism | absence of one or both testicles, also called anorchia or anorchdism |
| testicular abnormalities Epididymitits | inflammation of the epididymis |
| testicular abnormalities hydrocele | swelling of the sac surrounding the testes that is typically harmless |
| testicular abnormalities orchitis | Painful swelling of one or both testes, commonly associated with mumps that develop after puberty |
| spermatocele | abnormal fluid filled sac that develops in the epididymis and may or may not contain sperm, also called spermatic cyst |
| testicular mass | new tissue growth that appears on one or other testes and may be malignant or begign |
| testicular tortion | spontaneous twisting of the testicle withing the scrotum |
| Varicocele | Swelling and distention of veins of the spermatic cord somewhat resembling varicose veins of the legs |
| Sterility | inability to produce offspring in the male , inability to fertilize the ovum |
| Gynecomastia | Female breasts on a male child |
| Digital Rectal Exam | insertion of finger to check the rectal wall for lesions and evaluate the prostate |
| oriectomy | Removal of 1 or both testes |
| circumcision | Removal of foreskin, or fold of skin coverin the tip (glans ) of the penis |
| orchiopexy | fixation of the testes in the scrotum |
| prostatectomy | removal of all or part of the prostate |
| urethroplasty | reconstruction of the urethra to relive stricture or narrowing |
| vasectomy | removal of a small section of the vas deferens to stop passage of sperm |
| prostate specific antigen (PSA) | blood test used to detest prostatic disorders especially prostate cancer also called tumor marker test |
| Semen analysis | sperm count |
| Ultrasound- prostate | using an ultrasound probe inserted through the rectum to evaluate the prostate , also called transrectal ultrasound |
| Ultrasound- scrotal | used to assess the contents of the scrotum, including the testicles, epididymis, and vas deferens, also called testicular ultrasound |
| androgens | increase testosterone levels |
| antiandrogens | suppress production of of androgen |
| anti-impotenence agents | treat erectile dysfunction by increasing blood flow to the penis resulting in erection |
| antivirals | treat viral disorders by inhibiting their development |
| BPH | Benign prostatic hyperplasia Benign prostatic hypertrophy |
| ED | erectile dysfunction emergency department |
| GC | Gonorrhea, gonococci |
| HPV | Human Papilloavirus |
| HSV-c | Herpes simplex virus type 2 |
| PSA | prostate specific antigen |
| STD | Sexually transmitted disease |
| TURP | Transurethral resection of the prostate |
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