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Male Reproductive Vocab Flashcards

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thyroid function test (TFT)

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tests that determine how well the thyroid is functioning

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Venereal disease research laboratory (VDRL)

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blood test that screens for syphilis

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ablation

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removal or destruction of a body part

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antibiotics

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drugs used to fight o prevents bacterial infections and STIs

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circumcision

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surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis

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cryosurgery

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surgical procedure infected or abnormal cells or tissues are frozen to destroy or remove them

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eletrocautery

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electric current used to destroy or burn tissue

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erectile dysfunction drugs

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Drugs that increase the flow of blood into the penis so that, when a man is sexually stimulated, he can achieve an erection.

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hormone therapy

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Use of supplemental hormones to treat a hormone deficiency

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orchiectomy

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Surgical removal of one or both testes

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orchiopexy

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Surgical procedure to move an undescended testis into the scrotum.

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prostatecomy

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surgical removal of all or part of the prostate gland

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radiation therapy

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use of radiation to fight cancer in the body

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orchioplasty

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surgical repair of the testis

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balanitis

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inflammation of the glans of the penis

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spermatogenesis

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sperm formation

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cryptorchidism

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condition of the testis bein hidden

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epididymitis

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inflammation of the epididymis and testis

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balanocele

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hernia of glans penis

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orchidectomy

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surgical removal of a testis

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oligospermia

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abnormally low number of sperm

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pyelonephritis

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pertaining to the prostate gland

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vasectomy

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surgical procedure to remove part of the vas deferens

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spemolytic

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pertaining to the breakdown of sperm

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orchiopexy

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surgical fixation of a testis

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vasovasostomy

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surgical opening of he vas deferens

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prostatitis

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excessive discharge of prostatic fluid

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orchitis

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inflammation of testis

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bph

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enlargement of the prostate

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Cryptorchidism

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absence of testis

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buldging vein

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protrusion of a varicose vein

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prostatectomy

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surgical removal of the prostate gland

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orchiopexy

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surgical repair of a testis

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transurethral

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pertaining to through the urethra

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phlebectomy

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surgical removal of a protruding varicose vein

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TUIP

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incision to urinary bladder and prostate

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pertaining to through the rectum

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