Chapter 12- Male Reproductive Medicine Flashcards
external male genitalia
scrotum, testes, epididymides, penis, and urethra
internal male genitalia:
vas deferens, seminal vesicles, ejaculatory ducts, prostate gland, and bulbourethral glands
most abundant and biologically active of all the male sex hormones
testosterone
coitus
sexual intercourse
andr/o-
male
foreskin is too small to allow the foreskin to pull back over the glans penis
phimosis
inflammation and infection of the glans penis
balanitis
dyspareunia
- difficult or painful sexual intercourse
* postcoital
procedure to reposition an undescended testis and fix it within the scrotum
orchiopexy
procedure in the male to prevent pregnancy in the female
vasectomy
combining forms for testis
orch/o- and orchi/o-
the prostate gland surrounds the
urethra
“-cyte”
cell
scanty or few combining form
olig/o-
the prostrate gland surrounds
the urethra