Chapter 9 Male Reproductive Sys

Question 1

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andr/o
male

Answer 1

androgen-a male sex hormone

Testosterone is an androgen

Question 2

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balan/o
glans penis

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balanitis-inflammation if the glans penis (usually caused by an overgrowth of bacteria and yeast)

Question 3

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cry/o
cold

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cryogenic surgery-technique for prostate cancer treatment using freezing temps to destroy cancer cells

Question 4

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crypt/o
hidden

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cryptorchidism-in this congenital condition, one or both testicles do not descend, by the time of birth, into the scrotal sac from the abdominal cavity.

Question 5

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epididym/o
epididymis

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epididymitis-inflammation of the duct behind the testis, usually caused by bacteria

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gon/o
seed

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gonorrhea-flow of seed

Question 7

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hydr/o
water, fluid

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hydrocele-fluid filled sac around thebtesticle

Question 8

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orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o
testis, testicle

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orchiectomy-surgical removal of one or both testicles

orchitis-inflammation of the tube at the back of the testicle that stores and carries sperm

Question 9

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pen/o
penis

Answer 9

penile-pertaining to the penis

Question 10

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prostat/o
Prostate gland

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prostatitis-inflammation of the prostate

Question 11

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semin/i
semen, seed

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seminiferous tubules-any of the thread-like tubules that make up the bulk of the testis

Question 12

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sperm/o, spermat/o
soermatozoa, semen

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spermolytic-destruction or breakdown of the spermatozoa

oligospermia-low concentration of sperm count (male infertility)

aspermia-condition of lack of sperm or fluid
one cause of aspermia is retrograde ejaculation(flowing backwards into the urinary bladder)

Question 13

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terat/o
monster (Greek teras, monster)

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teratoma-this rumor occurs in the testes or ovaries and is composed of different types of tissue, such as bone, hair, cartilage, and skin cells. Teratomas in the testis are malignant

Question 14

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test/o
testis, testicle

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testicular-pertaining to the testicles

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Varic/o
varicose veins

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varicocele-a collection of swollen, twisted veins above the testis.

Question 16

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vas/o
vessel duct; vas deferens

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vasectomy-bilateral surgical removal of a part of the vas deferens. The Urologist cuts the vas deferens, removes a piece, and performs a ligation (tying and binding off).

Question 17

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zo/o
animal life

Answer 17

azoospermia- condition without spermatozoa in the semen

Question 18

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-genesis
formation

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Spermatogenesis-condition of of the development of mature spermatozoa

Question 19

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-one
hormone

Answer 19

testosterone-male hormone

Question 20

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-pexy
fixation, put in place

Answer 20

orchiopexy-a surgical procedure to correct cryptorchidism. When the testicle has not dropped down from the abdominal cavity into the scrotum

Question 21

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-stomy
new opening

Answer 21

vasovasostomy-new opening as the result of a reversal of a vasectomy, a Urologist rejoins the cut ends of the vas deferens