reproductive system medical terms

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Amenorrhea

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the absence of menstruation, often defined as missing one or more menstrual periods

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Balanitis

Answer 2

inflammation of the glans, or head, of the penis (more common in uncircumcised males)

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Cervix

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the lower, narrow end of the uterus that forms a canal between the uterus and vagina.

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Circumcision

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surgical removal of the skin covering the tip of the penis

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Cryptorchidism

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when one or both testes fail to descend from the abdomen into the scrotum

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Dysmenorrhea

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difficult or painful menstruation, usually involving abdominal cramps

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Dyspareunia

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persistent genital pain that occurs just before, during or after sex

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Ectopic pregnancy

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fertilized egg that implants and grows outside the main cavity of the uterus

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Endometriosis

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is an often painful disorder in which tissue similar to the tissue that normally lines the inside of your uterus grows in abnormal places in the abdominal or pelvic cavities.

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Epididymitis

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is an inflammation of the coiled tube, called the epididymis, at the back of the testicle.

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Hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy

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surgical removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries

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Inguinal hernia

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occurs when tissue, such as part of the intestine, protrudes through a weak spot in the abdominal muscles into the groin area.

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Oligospermia

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low sperm count, generally with a count lower than 15 million sperm per milliliter of semen.

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Oophoritis

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inflammation of the ovary or both ovaries

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Orchitis

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inflammation of the testicle or both testicles

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PAP smear

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A procedure in which a small brush is used to gently remove cells from the surface of the cervix and the area around it to look for abnormal cells.

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PCOS

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is a condition in which the ovaries produce an abnormal amount of androgens causing enlarged ovaries with small cysts on the outer edges

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Peyronie Disease

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a condition where a build-up of fibrous scar tissue inside the penis that causes curved, painful erections

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Phimosis

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inability to retract the foreskin covering the head of the penis

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PID

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an infection of a woman’s reproductive organs, especially the uterus, fallopian tubes or ovaries

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Prepuce

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medical term referring to the male foreskin or the fold of skin surrounding the clitoris.

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Priapism

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persistent and painful erection of the penis usually without sexual arousal

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Salpingitis

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inflammation of the fallopian tubes

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Sterility

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an inability of a living organism to effect sexual reproduction

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Testicular torsion

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testicle rotates that causes the spermatic cord that brings blood to the scrotum, causing sudden and often severe pain and swelling

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Varicocele

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abnormally dilated veins in the scrotum

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Vas deferens

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a coiled duct that which carries sperm away from the testicle toward the urethra

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Vulva

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the outer part of the female reproductive structure

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Hirsutism

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growth of coarse, dark hair in areas where women typically grow fine hair or no hair at all

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Paraphimosis

Answer 30

foreskin is retracted and can not be moved forward to cover the glans penis