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balan/o

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glans penis

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artific/i

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not natural

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cis/o

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to cut

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crypt/o

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hidden

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didym/o

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testis

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ejaculat/o

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to throw out

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gon/o

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genitals

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gynec/o

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female

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mit/o

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thread

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orch/o

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testicle

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orchid/o

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testicle

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prostat/o

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prostate

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sperm/o

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seed, sperm

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sperm/i

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seed, sperm

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spermat/o

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seed, sperm

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testicul/o

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testicle

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varic/o

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twisted vein

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vas/o

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vessel

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vesicul/o

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seminal vesicle

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zo/o

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animal

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in-

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into

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seminat

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semen, seed

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-ia

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condition

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castr

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to prune

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-ate

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use

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circum-

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around

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epi-

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upon

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spadias

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a rent, an opening

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eu-

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good

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-rrhea

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flow

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hetero-

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different

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sexu

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sex

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homo-

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similar, same

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-cele

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hernia, swelling, tumor

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oligo-

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scanty

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-ectomy

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surgical excision

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-tomy

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incision

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-itis

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inflammation

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par-

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beside

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enchyma

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to pour

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phim

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a muzzle

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-blast

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immature cell, germ cell

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zoon

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life

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-cide

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to kill

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fold of skin that holds testicles, climate control centre for testicles

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scrotum

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male organ of copulation and urination

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penis

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provide male sex hormone (testosterone); contain seminiferous tubules that are site of sperm formation and development

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testes

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site for maturation of sperm

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epididymis

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excretory duct of the testis

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vas deferens

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produce slightly alkaline fluid that becomes part of seminal fluid or semen

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seminal vesicles

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secretes an alkaline fluid that aids in maintaining viability of spermatozoa

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prostate gland

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produce a mucous secretion before ejaculation, which becomes a part of semen

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bulbourethral or Cowper’s glands

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testosterone is a strong _______

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androgen

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transmits urine and semen out of the body

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urethra

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leaf shaped, 2 in number

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seminal vesicle

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doughnut shaped, encircles urethra, (one in number)

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prostate gland

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pea-shaped, 2 in number

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bulbourethral gland/Cowper’s gland

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accessory male reproductive organs

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seminal vesicle, prostate gland, bulbourethral gland

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_______ provides nutrition to sperm

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fructose

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external organs of reproduction

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scrotum, testes and penis

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pouchlike structure located behind and below penis

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scrotum

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coiled within lobes of testis are one to three small tubes called the ______, which are the site of development of spermatozoa

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seminiferous tubules

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essential for normal growth and development of male accessory organs

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testosterone

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network formed by the seminiferous tubules from which 15-20 small ducts (the efferent ductules) leave testis and open into epididymus

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rete testis

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vas deferens AKA

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ductus deferens

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two columns, side by side, that form greater part of the penis

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corpora cavernosa penis

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third longitudinal column of penis

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corpus spongiosum

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corpus spongiosum expands at its distal end to form

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glans penis

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connective that joins two parts of pelvis

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symphysis pubis

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foreskin contains glands that secrete lubricating fluid called

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smegma

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3 sections of urethra

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prostatic, membraneous, penile

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fills with blood during ejaculation

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corpus cavernosum

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each testicle is connected by efferent ductules to an

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epididymis

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portion of penis that can be seen if circumcised

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glans penis

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inflammation of glans penis

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balanitis

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short tube that connects vas deferens to the urethra

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ejaculatory duct

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found inside testicles, where spermatogenesis happens

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seminiferous tubule

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where does spermatogenesis/sperm production specifically occur

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seminiferous tubule

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coiled tube laying on posterior of testis, functions as site for maturation of sperm

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epididymis

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cells that provide nourishment to developing sperm, “mothers” the sperm

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sertoli cell

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slim, muscular tube 30-45 cm in length, continuation of epididymis

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vas deferens

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testosterone is produced in the ______ _______ of the testes

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interstitial cells

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conveys sperm from epididymus to ejaculatory duct, described as excretory duct of the testes

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vas deferens

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contains vas deferens, blood vessels, lymphatic vessels and nerve fibers. travels through inguinal canal

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spermatic cord

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rapid growing stage of development for boys and girls, secondary sex characteristics begin to develop and individual becomes functionally capable of reproduction

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puberty

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cone-shaped head of the penis

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glans penis

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copulation

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sexual intercourse

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one or both testes can fail to descend into the scrotum causing a condition called

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cryptorchidism

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foreskin can be tight at birth causing ______, a condition of narrowing of the opening of the prepuce wherein foreskin can not be drawn back over glans penis

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phimosis

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part of sperm that contains enzymes that help penetrate egg cell

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acrosome (acrosomal cap)

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time span between orgasms during which men are physically unable to have another orgasm

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refractory period

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condition involving lack of sperm or failure to ejaculate

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aspermia

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condition in which semen lacks spermatozoa

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azoospermia

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enlargement of the prostate gland, compresses urethra thereby restricting normal flow of urine, generally causes a number of symptoms

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benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)

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condition in which there is lack of one or both testes

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anorchism

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benign prostatic hyperplasia can also be reffered to as ________ (any condition of prostate gland that interferes with flow of urine from the bladder)

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prostatism

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BPH

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benign prostatic hyperplasia

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TURP

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transurethral resection of the prostate

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most common form of surgery used for BPH, uses an endoscopic instrument

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transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)

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removal of the testicles in a man or ovaries in a woman

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castrate (to geld, or to spay)

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surgical procedure of removing foreskin of the penis

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circumcision

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wartlike growth on the skin, most often seen on external genetalia; either viral or syphilitic in origin

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condyloma

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condition in which one or both testes fail to descend into the scrotum

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cryptorchidism

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inflammation of epididymus

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epididymitis

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congenital defect in which urethra opens on dorsum of the penis

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epispadias

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ED

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erectile dysfunction

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study and control of the bringing forth of offspring as a means of improving genetic characteristics of future generations

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eugenics

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mature reproductive cell of the male or female (spermatozoon or ovum)

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gamete

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GC

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gonorrhea

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highly contagious venereal disease of genital mucous membrane of either sex; transmitted by gonococcus Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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gonorrhea (GC)

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pathological condition of excessive development of mammary glands in the male

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gynecomastia

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congenital defect in which urethra opens into underside of the penis

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hypospadias

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condition in which there is insufficient (scanty) amount of spermatozoa in the semen

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oligospermia

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surgical excision of a testicle

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orchidectomy

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incision into a testicle

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orchidotomy

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surgical excision of the prostate

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prostatectomy

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cystic swelling of the epididymis that contains spermatozoa; is mobile, usually painless, requires no treatment

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spermatocele

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enlargement and twisting of the veins of the spermatic cord

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varicocele

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surgical procedure of removing the foreskin of the penis

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circumcision

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highly contagious venereal disease of the genitalia, caused by herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2)

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herpes genitalia

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accumulation of fluid in a saclike cavity

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hydrocele

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malignant tumor of the prostate gland, tested by PSA blood test

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prostate cancer

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surgical excision of prostate

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prostatectomy

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sperm germ cell

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spermatoblast

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formation of spermatozoa

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spermatogenesis

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infectious venereal disease caused by Treponema pallidum

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syphilis

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surgical procedure in which vas deferens are tied off and cut apart, providing sterility

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vasectomy

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test performed on blood serum to identify level of testosterone, increased level indicates BPH

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testosterone toxicology

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DHT

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dihydrotestosterone

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HPV

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human papillomavirus

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PID

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pelvic inflammatory disease

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PSA

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prostate-specific antigen

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VD

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venereal disease

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spadias

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a rent, an opening

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VDRL

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venereal disease research laboratory

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foreskin over the glans penis

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prepuce

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