Chapter 16- Male Reproductive System Flashcards
Azoospermia
Related to semen without sperm
Aspermia
Without sperm
Benign prostate hypertrophy
BPH
Prostate enlargement
Cryptorchidism
Related to hidden or undescended testes
Phimosis
Condition of prepuce narrowing
Pryotism
Related to prolonged tumescence
Tumescence
The process of becoming or being swollen
Brachytherapy
Implantation of internal radioactive isotopes to treat prostate cancer
Orchiopexy
Procedure or process of fixing testes into proper placement then suturing to secure this place
Prostate-specific antigen test
PSA
A blood screening test for prostate cancer
Transurethral resection of the prostate
TURP
Prostate gland removal through the urethra
BPH
Benign prostate hypertrophy
PSA
Prostate-specific antigen
TURP
Transurethral resection of the prostate