Unit 7 Flashcards
balan/o
Penis
epididym/o
Epididymis (duct that stores sperm and carries it to the vas deference)
orchid/o, orchi/o, orch/o, test/o
Testis, testicles (produce testosterone and sperm cells)
sperm/o, spermat/o
Sperm
prostat/o
Prostate gland (secretes fluid that helps move sperm)
vas/o
Vas deference (duct that carries sperm to urethra)
BPH
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (noncancerous, excessive development of the prostate gland)
cryptorchidism
Undescended testicles; state of hidden testes
-ism
Condition
Prostate cancer
Cancer of the prostate gland
PSA
Prostate-specific antigen (blood test that measures for prostate cancer)
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus (virus that causes AIDS)
AIDS
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (disease that affects the body’s immune system)
STD/STI
Sexually transmitted disease/infection
HPV
Human papillomavirus (STD that caused genital warts)
TUR
Transurethral resection (going through the urethra to preform a surgical removal)
TURP
Transurethral resection of the prostate
TURB
Transurethral resection of the bladder
coitus, copulation
Sexual intercourse
circumcision
Surgical removal of the foreskin
DRE
Digital rectal exam (the doctor uses their finger and inserts it into the rectum to feel the size and shape of the prostate gland through the rectal wall )
vasectomy
Surgical removal of a portion of the vas deference
Sterilization
Process that makes one unable to reproduce
Infertility
Reduced or absent ability to produce offspring
