Chapter 18 vocabulary

Question 0

aspermia

Answer 0

lack of sperm for failure to ejaculate sperm

Question 1

anorchism

Answer 1

condition of lack of one or both testes

Question 2

azoospermia

Answer 2

condition in which semen lacks spermatozoa

Question 3

balanitis

Answer 3

inflammation of the glans penis

Question 4

benign prostatic hyperplasia

Answer 4

enlargement of the prostate gland

Question 5

condyloma

Answer 5

wartlike growth on skin; often see on external genitalia

Question 6

cryptorchidism

Answer 6

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

Question 7

epididymitis

Answer 7

inflammation of the epididymis

Question 8

epispadias

Answer 8

congenital defect; urethra opens on dorsum of penis

Question 9

eugenics

Answer 9

study and control of the bringing forth of offspring as a means of improving genetic characteristics of future generations

Question 10

gamete

Answer 10

mature reproductive cell of the male or female

Question 11

gynecomastia

Answer 11

pathological condition of excessive development of mammary glands in the male

Question 12

hydrocele

Answer 12

accumulation of fluid in a saclike cavity

Question 13

hypospadias

Answer 13

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

Question 14

mitosis

Answer 14

ordinary condition of cell division

Question 15

oligospermia

Answer 15

insufficient amount of spermatozoa in semen

Question 16

orchidectomy

Answer 16

surgical excision of a testicle

Question 17

orchidotomy

Answer 17

incision into a testicle

Question 18

orchiditis

Answer 18

inflammation of a testicle

Question 19

parenchyma

Answer 19

essential cells of a gland or organ that are concerned with its function

Question 20

phimosis

Answer 20

condition of the narrowing of the prepuce; foreskin cannot be drawn back over the glans penis

Question 21

prostatectomy

Answer 21

surgical excision of the prostate

Question 22

prostatitis

Answer 22

inflammation of the prostate

Question 23

spermatoblast

Answer 23

sperm germ cell

Question 24

spermatocele

Answer 24

cystic swelling of the epididymis that contains spermatozoa

Question 25

spermatogenesis

Answer 25

formation of spermatozoa

Question 26

spermatozoon

Answer 26

male sex cell

Question 27

varicocele

Answer 27

enlargement and twisting of the veins of the spermatic cord

Question 28

vesiculitis

Answer 28

inflammation of a seminal vesicle

Question 29

site of sperm production within testes

Answer 29

seminiferous tubules