Chapter 13: Male Reproductive System (Exam 3, light pink/purple cards) Flashcards
andr/o
male
balan/o
glans penis
crypt/o
hidden
epididym/o
epididymis
genit/o
genitalia
gonad/o
gonads, sex glands
gon/o
seed (ovum or spermatozoon)
olig/o
scanty
orch/o
orchi/o
orchid/o
test/o
testis (plural, testes)
perine/o
perineum (area between the scrotum or vulva and anus)
prostat/o
prostate gland
spermat/o
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
slit, fissure
brachy-
short
epi-
above, upon
benign prostatic hyperplasia (BHP)
Enlargement of the prostate, usually as part of the aging process that constricts the urethra, causing urinary symptoms including frequency, hesitancy, nocturia, and urinary retention