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genit(o)

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Refers to organs of reproduction

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gynec(o)

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Means woman or female

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vulv(o)

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vulva

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ur(o)

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Urine or urinary system

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cervic(o)

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neck; uterine cercix (cervix uteri)

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colp(o), vagin(o)

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vagina

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hyster(o), uter(o)

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uterus

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metr(o)

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measure; uterine tissue

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oophor(o), ovari(o)

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ovary

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perine(o)

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perineum

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salping(o)

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Fallopian tube

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lapar(o)

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Abdominal wall

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men(o)

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Month

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o(o)

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Egg (ovum)

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top(o)

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Place or position

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uter(o)
hyster(o)

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uterus

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metr(o)

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uterus or uterine

Occasionally means measure

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my(o)

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Memes muscle

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ovar(i)

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ovary

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cyst(o)

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bladder (urinary bladder) cyst, fluid filled sac

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ect(o)

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Outside

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22
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sept(o)

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Infection

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leuk(o)

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white

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vesic(o)

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Bladder

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Cry(o)

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Means cold

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balan(o)

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glans penis

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epididym(o)

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edididymis

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orchi(o), orchid(o),* test(o), testicular(o)

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Testicle

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pen(o)

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Penis

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prostat(o)

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Prostate

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scrot(o)

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vas(o)

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vessel, ductus deferens

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rect(o)

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semin(o)

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sperm(o), spermat(o)

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spermatozoa

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urethr(o)

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crypt(o)

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olig(o)

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varic(o)

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Twisted and swollen

40
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erectile dysfunction

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Also known as male impotence

The inability to achieve penile erection, alternating periods of normal function and dysfunction, or inability to ejaculate after achieving an erection

Causes of erectile dysfunction, poor health, certain drugs, fatigue, and vascular problems. Males can often be treated medically or by changing the drugs that are causing erectile dysfunction.

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orchiopathy

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Is any disease of the testes.

42
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crypt/orchid/ism
cryptorchidism
Same as undescended testicle

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hidden/testicle/condition of
A condition of hidden, testicle or testes

failure of testes to descend into the scrotum

Is a developmental defect, characterized by the failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.

43
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Hermaphroditism ( intersex)

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is a rare chromosomal abnormality in which both testicular and ovarian elements exist in the same person.

44
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Intersex

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An individual who has both testicular and ovarian tissue

45
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Prostatic carcinoma

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usually occurs after 50 years of age and is the most common cancer among men excluding skin cancer.

Most prostatic cancers are adenocarcinomas.

Early detection with TSA testing makes this cancer treatable.

46
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For common problems that affect the testes and adjacent structures

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1) hydrocele-fluid around testicle
2) spermatocel-sel-contain cystic mass on epididymis
3) varicocel-dilated veins
4) Torsion-twisted spermatic cord and blood vessels

47
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Testicular cancer

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Is a malignant neoplasm of the testis, occurring most frequently in men between 20 and 35 years of age

48
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testicular torsion

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Is twisting of the testis (testicle). Axial rotation of the spermatic cord cuts off blood supply and can lead to loss of the testicle unless corrective surgery is performed.

49
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Less severe problems within the scrotum

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Hydrocele
Spermatocele
varicocele

-cele usually means hernia. These three words they mean swelling.

50
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Hydro/cele
Hydrocele

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Water/swelling

Scrotal mass contain straw-colored fluid

is a mass, usually filled with straw-colored fluid
A Hydro Seeley in the scrotum may be the result of orchitis, epididymitis, or venous or lymphatic obstruction

51
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Spermato/cele
spermatocele

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Sperm/swelling (mass)
Is a mass that contains sperm. This develops on the epididymis. The spermatocele is often painless, and may need no intervention.

52
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varico/cele
varicocele

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Twisted/swollen

A cluster of dilated veins above the testis

It’s a cluster of dilated veins that occurs above the testis.

53
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phimosis disorder of the penis

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Tightness of the prepuse that prevents the retraction of the foreskin over the glans penis

Occurs when the prepuce is constricted at the opening, so that it cannot be retract back over the glans penis it is caused by inflammation or edema.
It is sometimes accompanied by balanitis inflammation of the glans penis

54
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to congenital anomalies
epispadias
Hypospadias

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In which the urinary meet us is abnormally located above or below its usual location

55
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Hyperplasia

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A non-malignant increase in the size of the prostate is benign prostatic hyperplasia

Is an increase in the size of an organ from an increase in the number of cells

56
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Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)

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The common name of the disorder that is nonmalignant and result in an enlarged prostate

Is a common disorder, particularly in men older than 50
BPH is not malignant; however, it is usually progressive, and may lead to obstruction of the urethra and interference with urination. The increase in the number of cells, hyperplasia results in prostatic enlargement hypertrophy.

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anorchidism

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congenital, absence of one or both testicles same as anorchism

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Aspermia

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Absence of formation or ejaculation of semen

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aspermatogenesis

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Absence of sperm and semen

60
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Azoospermia

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Is absence of living sperm

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Oligospermia

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Is an insufficient number of sperm in the semen

62
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epididymitis

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Inflammation of the epididymis

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orchiditis

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Inflammation of a testis, marked by pain, swelling, and a feeling of weight; same as orchitis

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orchiepididymitis

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Inflammation of a testicle and it’s epididymis

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Prostatitis

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inflammation of the prostate; can be acute or chronic, bacterial, or abacterial

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testalgia

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Testicular pain; same as orchialgia and orchidalgia

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fet(o)

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amni(o)

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chori(o)

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gonad(o)

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spermat(o)

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nat(o)

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par(o)

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bearing offspring

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tert(o)

75
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Gon(o)

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