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Chapter 9. Male Reproductive System - Medical Terms Flashcards

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androgen

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hormone that stimulated development of male secondary sex characteristics, such as beard growth and deepening of voice

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aspermia

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failure in a male of production of sperm cells (spermatozoa) as well as ejaculation of semen (fluid and sperm cells)

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azoospermia

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lack of live sperm in the semen

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balanitis

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inflammation of the glas penis

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benign prostatis hyperplasia

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increased growth of the prostate gland in numbers of cells

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bulbourethral gland

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one of a pair of exocrine glands, located on either side of the male urethra, gland just below the prostate gland; secretes fluid that is part of semen ; Cowper gland

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castration

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removal of sex glands (gonads); ovaries or testes

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chancre

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primary lesion of syphilis; a hard ulcer occuring at the site of entry of the bacterial infection and most frequently on the external genetalia of a male or female

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chlamydial infection

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sexually transmitted bacterial infection that invades the male urethra and female vagina and cervix

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circumcision

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surgical removal of the foreskin (prepuce) surrounding the end of the penis

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cryogenic surgery

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use of extremely cold temperatures to freeze or destroy tissue

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cyrptorchism

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one or both testes fail to descend from the abdomen in the scrotal sac near the time of birth

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ejaculation

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ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra as a result of sexual stimulation

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ejaculatory duct

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tube through which semen enters the male urethra

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embryonal carcinoma

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malignant tumor of the testes

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epididymis

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on of a pair of long, tightly coiled tubes lying on top of each testis; carries sperm cells to the vas deferens

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epididymitis

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inflammation of an epididymis

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erectile dysfunction

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inability of an adult male of achieve an erection; impotence

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flagellum

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a flagellum is a hair-like projection on a sperm cell that makes it motile

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fraternal twins

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two infants born of the same pregnancy from two separate ova and two separate sperm cells

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glans penis

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sensitive tip (surrounded by foreskin) of the penis

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gonorrhea

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sexually transmitted infection involving inflammation of genital tract mucous membranes and caused by gonococci (berry-shaped bacteria)

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herpes genitalis

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sexually transmitted infection of the skin and mucosa of the genitals caused by herpes simplex virus and marked by blisters

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human papillomavirus

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infection of the skin and mucous membranes in the anogenital region by the human papillomavirus

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hydrocele

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hernia (sac of clear, watery fluid) within the scrotum

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hypospadias

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congenital anomaly in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside of the penis

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identical twins

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two infants resulting from division of one fertilized egg into two separate embryos

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impotence

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inability of an adult male to achieve an erection; erectile dysfunction

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ligation

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tying off a tube or blood vessel; thread or wire is used

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oliogospermia

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scanty (less than the normal number of sperm in semen) sperm count

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orchiectomy

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removal (excision) of a testis

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orchiopexy

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surgical fixation of an undescended testis in the scrotum

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orchitis

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inflammation of a testis

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parenchyma

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functional, essential tissue of a organ; the seminiferous tubules are the parenchyma of the testis

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penile

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pertaining to the penis

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penoscrotal

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pertaining to the penis and scrotum

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perineum

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in a male, the external area between the anus and the scrotum; in a female, the external area between the anus and the vagina

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phimosis

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narrowing (stricture) of the opening of the prepuce (foreskin) over the glans penis

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photoselective vaporization

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a minimally invasive surgical procedure for treating of the prostate benign prostatic hyperplasia in which a green laser light is used to remove prostatic tissue

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prepuce

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fold of skin covering the glans penis (tip of the penis); foreskin

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prostatectomy

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removal (excision) of the prostate gland

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prostate gland

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exocrine gland, in men, at the base of the urinary bladder; it secreted fluid (part of semen) into the urethra during ejaculation

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prostatitis

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inflammation of the prostate gland

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purulent

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pus-filled; forming or containing pus

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scrotum

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sac that contains the testes and associated organs

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semen

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fluid discharge at ejaculation; consisting of sperm cells and secretions from the prostate gland, seminal vesicles, and bulbourethral glands

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seminal vesicle

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one of a pair of sac-like male exocrine glands lying behind the urinary vesicle bladder and opening into the vas deferens; it secretes fluid that is the major part of semen

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seminiferous tubules

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narrow, coiled tubules that produce spermatozoa in the testes

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seminoma

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malignant tumor within a testis

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spermatogenesis

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formation of sperm cells

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spermatozoa

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sperm cells

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spermatozoon

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single sperm cell

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spermolytic

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pertaining to destruction of sperm cells

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sterilization

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procedure that removes an individual’s ability to produce or release reproductive cells

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stroma

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supportive, connective tissue of an organ

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syphilis

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sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria (spirochetes); a chancre (ulcer) on the genitalia is a characteristic lesion

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teratoma

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malignant tumor of a testis or ovary; composed of embryonic cells that develop onto different types of tissue

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testicular

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pertaining to a testis or testicle

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testicular torsion

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twisting of the spermatic cord and blood vessels of the testes

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testis

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male gonad that produces spermatozoa (sperm cells) and the hormone testosterone

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testosterone

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male hormone secreted by the interstitial cells of the testes

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varicocele

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enlarged, dilated veins near a testicle

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vas deferens

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narrow tube (one on each side) that carries sperm from the epididymis into the body, around the urinary bladder toward the urethra

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vasectomy

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removing a piece of each vas deferens and tying off each end

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vasovasostomy

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new opening (anastgomosis) of the ends of a severed vas deferens; this surgical procedure reverses a vasectomy

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