chapter 18 vocab

Question 1

spermatozoon

Answer 1

male sex cell

Question 2

orchiditis

Answer 2

inflammation of a testicle

Question 3

epididymitis

Answer 3

inflammation of epididymis

Question 4

cryptorchidism

Answer 4

condition in which one or both testes fail to descend into the scrotum

Question 5

oligospermia

Answer 5

condition in which there is insufficient (scanty) amount of spermatozoa in the semen

Question 6

varicocele

Answer 6

enlargement and twisting of the veins of the spermatic cord

Question 7

hydrocele

Answer 7

accumulation of fluid in a saclike cavity

Question 8

spermatocele

Answer 8

cystic swelling of the epididymis that contains spermatozoa; is mobile, usually painless, and requires no treatment

Question 9

phimosis

Answer 9

a condition that can be present at birth in which there is narrowing of the opening of the prepuce and the foreskin cannot be drawn back over the glans peni

Question 10

epispadias

Answer 10

congenital defect in which the urethra opens on the dorsum of the penis

Question 11

hypospadias

Answer 11

congenital defect in which the urethra opens on the underside of the penis.

Question 12

balanitis

Answer 12

inflammation of the glans penis

Question 13

prostatitis

Answer 13

inflammation of the prostate

Question 14

benign prostatic hyperplasia

Answer 14

enlargement of the prostate gland

Question 15

gynecomastia

Answer 15

pathological condition of excessive development of the mammary glands in the male

Question 16

orchidectomy

Answer 16

surgical excision of a testicle

Question 17

azoospermia

Answer 17

condition in which the semen lacks spermatozoa