Chapter 13 - Male Reproductive System Flashcards
andr/o
male
balan/o
glans penis
crypt/o
hidden
epididym/o
epididymis
genit/o
genitalia
gonad/o
gonads, sex glands
olig/o
scanty
orch/o
testis (plural, testes)
orchi/o
testis (plural, testes)
orchid/o
testis (plural, testes)
test/o
testis (plural, testes)
perine/o
perineum (area between scrotum [or vulva in the female] and anus}
prostat/o
prostate gland
spermat/o
spermatozoa, sperm cells
sperm/o
spermatozoa, sperm cells
varic/o
dilated vein
vas/o
vessel; vas deferens; duct
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle
-cide
killing
-genesis
forming, producing, origin
-ism
condition
-spadias
silt, fissure
brachy-
short
epi-
above, upon
BPH
benign prostatic hyperplastia;
benign prostatic hypertrophy;
HSV-2
herpes simplex virus type 2
DRE
digital rectal examination
PSA
prostate-specific antigen
EBR
external beam therapy
ED
erectile dysfunction; emergency department
TSE
testicular self-examination
GC
gonorrhea; gonococci
TURP
transurethral resection of the prostate
HPV
human papillomavirus
US
ultrasound; ultrasonography