MT M 7 7.2 Medical Terminology of the Male Reproductive System

Question 1

Balan/o

Answer 1

Glans penis

Question 2

Didym/o

Answer 2

Testis

Question 3

Ejaculat/o

Answer 3

To throw out

Question 4

Epididym/o

Answer 4

Epididymis

Question 5

Gon/o

Answer 5

Genitals

Question 6

Prostat/o

Answer 6

Prostate

Question 6

Orch/o; orchi/o

Answer 6

Testicle

Question 7

Orchid/o

Answer 7

Testicle

Question 8

Semin/i

Answer 8

Semen

Question 9

Sperm/o; sperm/i

Answer 9

Seed, sperm

Question 10

Spermat/o

Answer 10

Seed, sperm

Question 11

Testicul/o

Answer 11

Testicle

Question 12

Vas/o

Answer 12

Vessel

Question 13

Vesicul/o

Answer 13

Seminal vessel

Question 14

Anorchism

Answer 14

Condition in which there is a lack of one or both testes

Question 15

Aspermia

Answer 15

Condition involving lack of sperm or failure to ejaculate sperm

Question 16

Azoospermia

Answer 16

Condition in which the semen lacks sperm.

Question 17

Balanitis

Answer 17

Inflammation of the glans penis.

Question 18

Castrate

Answer 18

Removal of the testicles in a man or ovaries in a woman.

Question 18

Coitus or copulation

Answer 18

Sexual intercourse between a man and a woman.

Question 19

Cryptorchism

Answer 19

Condition where one or both testes fail to descend into the scrotum during fetal development.

Question 20

Ejaculation

Answer 20

Process of expulsion of seminal fluid and sperm from the male urethra.

Question 21

Epididymitis

Answer 21

Inflammation of the epididymis.

Question 22

Epispadias

Answer 22

Congenital defect where the urethra opens on the dorsal surface of the penis.

Question 23

Gamete

Answer 23

Mature reproductive cell of the male or female

Question 24

Gynecomastia

Answer 24

Pathological condition of excessive development of the mammary glands in the male

Question 24

Heterosexual

Answer 24

Pertaining to the opposite sex; refers to a person whose sexual orientation is toward people of the opposite sex

Question 25

Homosexual

Answer 25

Pertaining to the same sex; refers to a person whose sexual orientationis toward people of the same sex.

Question 26

Hydrocele

Answer 26

Accumulation of fluid within a sac-like cavity. This term can specifically refer to a collection in the scrotum.

Question 27

Hypospadias

Answer 27

Congenital defect where the urethra opens on the ventral surface of the penis.

Question 28

Infertility

Answer 28

Inability of a heterosexual couple to produce viable offspring.

Question 29

Oligospermia

Answer 29

Condition where there is a scanty amount of sperm in the semen.

Question 30

Orchidectomy or orchiectomy

Answer 30

Surgical excision of a testicle.

Question 30

Orchiditis or Orchitis

Answer 30

Inflammation of a testicle.

Question 30

Orchidotomy

Answer 30

Incision into a testicle.

Question 30

Prostatectomy

Answer 30

Surgical excision of the prostate.

Question 31

Puberty

Answer 31

Stage of development in the male and female when the secondary sexual characteristics begin to develop, and the individual becomes functionally capable of reproduction

Question 31

Prostatitis

Answer 31

Inflammation of the prostate

Question 32

Spermatogenesis

Answer 32

Formation of spermatozoa.

Question 32

Varicocele

Answer 32

Enlargement and twisting of the veins of the spermatic cord.

Question 33

Testicular

Answer 33

Pertaining to a testicle.

Question 33

Vasectomy

Answer 33

Surgical procedure where the vas deferens are cut bilaterally to prevent the ability of the sperm to travel out of the testes.

Question 33

Spermicide

Answer 33

Agent that kills sperm.

Question 34

Vesiculitis

Answer 34

Inflammation of a seminal vesicle.

Question 34

BPH

Answer 34

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Question 34

DRE

Answer 34

Digital rectal exam

Question 35

ED

Answer 35

Erectile dysfunction

Question 36

PSA

Answer 36

Prostate-specific antigen

Question 37

STIs

Answer 37

Sexually transmitted infections

Question 38

TURP

Answer 38

Transurethral resection of the prostate