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LOM Ch.9 Flashcards

1
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Anorchism

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Congenital absence of one or both testes

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Azoospermia

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Absence of motile sperm in the semen

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Balanitis

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Inflammation of the glans penis

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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)

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Benign growth of cells within the prostate gland; symptoms include urinary obstruction and inability to empty the bladder completely

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Castration

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Surgical excision of testicles or ovaries

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Chlamydial infection

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Bacterial invasion of the urethra and reproductive tract

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Circumcision

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Surgical procedure to remove the prepuce of the penis

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Cryogenic surgery

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A procedure that carefully destroys certain cells by freezing

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Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)

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Infection of the skin and mucous membranes in the anogenital region

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Hypospadias

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Congenital abnormality in which the male urethral opening is on the undersurface of the penis instead of at its tip

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Impotence

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The inability of a male to sustain an erection or achieve ejaculation

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Interstitial cells of the testes

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Specialized cells that lie adjacent to the seminiferous tubules in the testes; produce testosterone; also called Leydig cells

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Ligation

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Tying and binding off of the free ends with sutures

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Oligospermia

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A male fertility issue defined as a low sperm concentration in the ejaculate

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Orchiectomy

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Surgical removal of one or both testicles

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Orchiopexy

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A surgery to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum and permanently fix it there

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Orchitis

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Inflammation of one or both testicles

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18
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Parenchymal tissue

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Essential distinctive cells of an organ; in the testis the seminiferous tubules that produce sperm are this kind of tissue

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Phimosis

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Narrowing (stricture) of the opening of the prepuce over the glans penis

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Prepuce

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Foreskin; fold of skin covering the tip of the penis

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Prostatectomy

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A surgical operation to remove all or part of the prostate

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Prostate gland

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Exocrine gland at the base of the male urinary bladder; secretes one of the fluid parts of semen into the urethra during ejaculation

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Purulent

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Pus filled

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24
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Orchid/o

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Testis, testicle

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Pen/o

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Penis

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Prostat/o

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Prostate gland

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27
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Semin/o

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Semen, seed

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Sperm/o

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Spermatozoa, semen

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Terat/o

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Monster

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Test/o

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Testis, testicle

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Varic/o

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Varicose veins

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Vas/o

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Vessel, duct, vas deferens

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Zo/o

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Animal life

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-genesis

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Formation

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-one

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Hormone

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-pexy

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Fixation, put in place

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-stomy

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New opening

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Andr/o

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Male

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Balan/o

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Glans penis

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Cry/o

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Cold

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Crypt/o

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Hidden

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Epididym/o

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Epididymis

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Gon/o

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Seed

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Hydr/o

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Water, fluid

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Orch/o

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Testis, testicle

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Pen/o

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Penis

47
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Cryptorchidism

A

Undescended testicles

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Ejaculation

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Ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra

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Epididymis

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One pair of long tightly coiled tubes above each testis; stores and carries sperm from seminiferous tubules to the vas deferens

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Flagellum

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Flat-like projection on sperm cells that make them motile

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Gonorrhea

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Inflammation of the genital tract mucosa, caused by infection with gonococci (berry shaped bacteria)

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Herpes simplex virus (HSV)

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An infection that causes herpes which can appear in various parts of the body, most commonly on the genitals or mouth

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Scrotum

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External sac that contains the testes

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Semen

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Spermatozoan (sperm cells) and seminal fluid (prostatic and seminal vesicle secretions) discharged from the urethra during ejaculation

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Hydrocelectomy

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Surgical procedure performed to correct an accumulation of peritoneal fluid in a membrane which covers the front and sides of the male testes

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Seminal vesicles

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Paired sac-like exocrine glands that secrete fluid (a major component of semen) into the vas deferens

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Seminiferous tubules

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Narrow coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes

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Varicocele

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Enlarged, dilated veins near the testicle

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Vas deferens

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Narrow tube carrying sperm from the epididymis toward the urethra; aka the ductus deferens

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Vasectomy

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Bilateral surgical removal of a part of the vas deferens

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Vasovasostomy

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A surgery by which vasectomies are partially reversed

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Varicocelectomy

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Surgical treatment of varicocele by excision of the affected veins often with removal of part of the scrotum

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Prostate specific antigen (PSA)

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An antigenic enzyme released by the prostate and found in abnormally high concentrations in the blood of men with prostate cancer

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Seminoma

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A common tumor arising from the embryonic cells in the testes

65
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Spermatogenesis

A

The production or development of mature spermatozoa

66
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Spermolytic

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Refers to anything that causes spermatozoa destruction

67
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Syphilis

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Chronic STD caused by a spirochete (spiral shaped bacterium)

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Testis

A

Male gonad that produces spermatozoa and the hormone testosterone (plural testes)

69
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Testosterone

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Hormone secreted by the interstitial tissue of the testes; responsible for male sex characteristics

70
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Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)

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Excision of benign prostatic hyperplasia using a resectoscope through the urethra

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Androgen

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A male sex hormone such as testosterone

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