Male reproductive System Flashcards
Benign prostate hyperplasia
Noncancerous enlargement of the prostate gland
Cryptorchism
Condition of undescended testis. Not in the scrotal sack at birth
Hydrocele
Sac of clear fluid in the scrotum.
Prostatic carcinoma
Cancer of prostate gland
Testicular carcinoma
Malignant tumor of the testis
Varicocele
Enlarged swollen veins near a testicle
Digital rectal examination
Examination of the prostate gland with finger palpating through the recriminations
Prostate specific antigen
Measurement of the amount of PSA in the blood. High levels associated with prostate enlargement and cancer
Semen analysis
Measurement of the number shape and motility of sperm cells
Orchiopexy
Surgical fixation of an undescended testicle in a young male infant
Transurethral resection of the Prostate Gland
Removal of the prostate gland with an endoscope inserted in urethra
Vasectomy
Procedure in which vas deferens on each side is cut a piers is removed and free ends are folded and litigated. Sperm are not released
Balanitis
Inflammation of the penis
Orchitis
Inflammation of a testicle
Orchiectomy
Removal of a testicle