Chapter 16- Male Reproductive System Flashcards
Azoospermia
Related to semen without sperm
Aspermia
Without sperm
Benign prostate hypertrophy B.P.H.
Prostate enlargement (not due to cancer)
Cryptorchidism
Related to hidden or undescended testes (May lead to infertility)
Phimosis
Condition of prepuce narrowing
Pryotism
Related to prolonged tumescence (more than 4 hours)
Tumescence
The process of becoming or being swollen (penal tumescence or erection)
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 or P.S.A.
A blood screening test for prostate cancer
Transurethral resection of the prostate or T.U.R.P.
Prostate gland removal through the urethra
BPH
Benign prostate hypertrophy
PSA
Prostate-specific antigen
T.U.R.P.
Transurethral resection of the prostate