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Male Reproductive Terminology Flashcards

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androgen

A

male hormone producing or stimulating male characteristics. An example is testosterone

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balanitis

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inflammation of the glans penis

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cryogenic surgery

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pertaining to destruction of tissue by producing cold temperatures

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cryptorchism

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undescended testicles

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epididymitis

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inflammation f the epididymis

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gonorrhea

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sexually transmitted disease; gonococci and urethral discharge

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hydrocele

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hernia of fluid in the scrotal sac

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orchiectomy

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removal of a testicle

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anorchism

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congenital absence of one or both testes

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orchitis

A

inflammation of a testicle

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prostatitis

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inflammation of the prostate gland

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prostatectomy

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removal of the prostate gland

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seminiferous tubules

A

produce sperm in the testes

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seminal vesicles

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glands near the ejaculatory duct that produce fluid for semen

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spermolytic

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pertaining to destruction of sperm

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oligospermia

A

scanty production of sperm

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aspermia

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lack of formation or ejaculation of semen

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teratoma

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tumor (testicular) that is composed of many types of tissue. Terat/o means monster

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testicular

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pertaining to the testes

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varicocele

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hernia of swollen, twisted veins above the testes

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vasectomy

A

removal of a portion of each vas deferens

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azoospermia

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lack of spermatozoa in semen

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spermatogenesis

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formation of sperm cells

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testosterone

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male hormone produced by the interstitial cells of the testes

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orchidopexy

A

fixation of the testicle. It is put in place following a diagnosis of cryptorchism

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vasovasostomy

A

new opening (anastomosis) between two parts of the vas deferens; surgery to reverse vasectomy

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