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Male Reproductive System Flashcards

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Bulbourethral glands

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The two glands inferior two (below) the prostate gland that secrete a sticky fluid that becomes a component of semen

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Epididymis

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Long coiled duct located in the posterior surface (behind) each testis that stores, matures, and transport sperm between the testes and the duct diferens

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Gamete

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Any sex cell Male sperm cell or oosite

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Gonad

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Organ that produces gametes a male testes or female ovary

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Penis

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External mail organ used in urination and sexual intercourse

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Prepuce

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Foreskin - fold of skin that covers the gland’s penis in uncircumcised males

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Prostate gland / prostate

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Glenn that surrounds the beginning of the urethra (immediately inferior to the bladder) that secretes a fluid that becomes part of semen

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Scrotum

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Sac (pouch) that is suspended on either side of and behind the penis that encloses the testes and epididymis

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Semen

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Viscous fluid containing sperm and secretion of the testes and seminal vesicles, prostate gland, and bulbourethral glands

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Seminal vesicles / seminal glands

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Two glands posterior to the urinary bladder that produce seminal fluid which becomes a component of semen

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Seminiferous tubules

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Coiled tubes in the testes were spermatozoa are formed

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Sperm / spermatozoon

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Male sex cell produced by testes that can fertilize an oocyte in a female to produce an offspring

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Spermatic cord

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Cord like structure consisting of a bundle of nerves, ducts, and blood vessels extending from the deep inguinal ring through the inguinal canal into the scrotum

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Testis / testicle

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One of two oval male gonads (reproductive organs) located in the scrotum that produce sperm and testosterone

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Testosterone

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Male hormone produced by the testes

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Vas deferens / duct deferens

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Stuffed that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the urethra

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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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Epididym/o

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Epididymis

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Orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o

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Testis, testicle

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Prostate/o

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Prostate

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Sperm/o, spermat/o

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Sperm, spermatozoon

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Test/o, testicul/o

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Testis, testicle

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Vas/o

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Duct, vessel, vas deferens

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Vesicul/o

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Fluid-filled sac (seminal vesicle)

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An-

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Without, not

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Andro-

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Masculine, male

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Crypt-

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Hidden

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-cele

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Herniation, protrusion

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-genesis

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Originating, producing

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-ism

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Condition of

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-lith

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Stone, calculus

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-lysis

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Destruction, breakdown, separation

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-pathy

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Disease

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-pexy

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Surgical fixation

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-plasty

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Surgical repair, reconstruction

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-rrhea

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Flow, discharge

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-stomy

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Surgical opening

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-tomy

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Incision

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Balanic

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Pertaining to the glans penis

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Coitus

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Sexual intercourse

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Condom

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Sheath for the penis wandering intercourse to prevents conception (fertilization of oocite by sperm) or infection

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Ejaculation

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Expulsion of semen from the male urethra

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Epididymal

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Pertaining to the epididymis

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Prostatic

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Pertaining to the prostate

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Puberty

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Development when secondary sex characteristics, (physical characteristics typically to a male or female such as men’s beard and women’s breast) develop and the ability to reproduce begins

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Spermatic

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Pertaining to sperm

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Spermicide

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Substance that kills spermatozoa

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Testicular

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Pertaining to a testicle

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Andropathy

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Disease found only in males

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Anorchism

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Absence of the testes maybe congenital or acquired

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Aspermia

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Absence of sperm, inability to produce sperm

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Balanitis

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Inflammation of the glans penis

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Balanorrhea

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Abnormal discharge of the glans penis

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Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), benign prostatic hypertrophy

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Enlargement of the prostate gland

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Cryptorchidism

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Condition of hidden testes or testicles, failure of the testes to descend into scrotum before birth

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Epididymitis

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Inflammation of the epididymis

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Erectile dysfunction (ED)

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Inability of a man to attain or maintain an erection

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Hydrocele

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Accumulation of fluid in the scrotum

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Oligospermia

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Deficiency of sperm in the semen

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Orchitis, testitis

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Inflammation of the testes or testicle

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Peyronie disease

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Condition of abnormal fibers tissue in the erectile tissue of the penis causing penile, bending and pain during erection

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Phimosis

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Narrowing of the penis foreskin opening that prevents it from being retracted over the glans penis

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Priapism

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abnormal, persistent and painful erection of the penis

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Prostatic calculus, prostatolith

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Stone formed in prostate gland

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Prostatitis

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Inflammation of the prostate gland

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Prostatorrhea

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Discharge from the prostate gland

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Spermatocele

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Sperm containing cyst in the epididymis

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Testicular torsion

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Twisting of the spermatic cord causing a decrease in blood flow to the penis

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Varicocele

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Enlargement of veins in the spermatic cord

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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

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Disease of the immune system caused by infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

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Chlamydia

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Bacterial sexually transmitted disease that can occur with no symptoms (sometimes referred to as the silent sexually transmitted disease) until it progresses to where it damages organs the most common STD in the United States

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Condyloma

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A wart like lesion on the genitals

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Genital herpes

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Inflammatory sexually transmitted disease caused by the herpes simplex virus symptoms include blisters or ulcerative lesions on the genitals

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Gonorrhea

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Contagious inflammatory sexually transmitted disease affecting the mucous membranes of the genitals and urinary system

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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

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A virus that weakens the bodies, immune system and can cause AIDS

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Human papilloma virus (HPV)

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Viral sexually transmitted disease that causes genital warts and other symptoms

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Sexually transmitted disease (STD), venereal disease (VD), sexually transmitted infection (STI)

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Any contagious disease acquired during sexual contact

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Syphilis

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Bacterial sexual transmitted disease that causes sores called chancres can spread to other parts of the body

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Prostate specific antigen (PSA) test

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Blood test that measures the amount of an enzyme released by the prostate gland known as prostate specific antigen increase levels indicate benign prosthetic hyperplasia or prostate cancer

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Digital rectal examination. (DRE)

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Assessment done by inserting a finger into the mail rectum to determine the size and shape of the prostate gland through the rectal wall

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Trans rectal ultrasound (TRUS)

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Ultrasound imaging of the prostate gland done through the rectum

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Balanoplasty

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Surgical repair or reconstruction of the glans penis

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Circumcision

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Ration to remove the prepuce (foreskin) from the penis

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Epididymectomy

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Operation to remove the epididymis

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Orchiectomy, orchidectomy

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Removal of one or both. Testies

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Orchiopexy, orchidopexy

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Surgical treatment of an undescended testicle by freeing it and implanting it into the scrotum

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Orchiotomy, orchotomy

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Incision into a testis

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Orchioplasty

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Surgical pair reconstruction of a testis

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Penile implant

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Device that is surgically placed in the penis to produce an erection used to treat erectile dysfunction

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Prostatectomy

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Surgical procedure to remove all our part of the prostate

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Prostatolithotomy

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Incision into the prostate to remove a stone

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Transurethral incision of the prostate (TUIP or TIP)

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Surgical procedure for treating prostate gland enlargement by making one or two small incisions in the prostate to improve your inflow

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Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)

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Removal of the prostate through the urethra Using a rectuscope used to treat benign prostate hyperplasia

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Vasectomy

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Surgical excisinh and closing off (ligating) of a segment of each vas deferens (duct deferens) to cause male sterility

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Vasovasostomy

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Surgical reconnecting of the Vasa differentiia in a male with a vasectomy to restore fertility, vasectomy reversal operation

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Vesiculectomy

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Surgical removal of part or all of a seminal vesicle

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Antiretroviral

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Drug use for the treatment or infection by retrovirus, primarily human immunodeficiency virus HIV

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Antiviral

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Drug use specifically for treating viral infections

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Impotence agent

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Drug used to treat erectile dysfunction. (ED)

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Vasodilator

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Drug used to open blood vessels may be used to treat benign prostate hypertrophy and erectile dysfunction

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Urology

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Medical specialty focusing on the studying treatment of conditions of the urinary system and male reproductive system

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Urologist

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Physician who specializes in urology

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AIDS

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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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BPH

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Benign prostate hyperplasia or benign prosthetic hypertrophy

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DRE

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Digital rectal examination

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ED

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Erectile dysfunction

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HIV

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Human immunodeficiency virus

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HPV

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Human papillomavirus

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PSA

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Prostate specific antigen

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STD

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Sexually transmitted disease

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STI

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Sexually transmitted infection

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TIP

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Transurethral incision of the prostate

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TRUS

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Transrectal ultrasound

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TUIP

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Transurethral incision of the prostate

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TURP

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Transurethral resection of the prostate

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VD

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Venereal disease

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