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Unit 7 Male Reproductive System Flashcards

1
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andr/o

A

m=male

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2
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balan/o

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penis

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3
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epididym/o

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epididymis- duct that stores sperm

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4
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orchid/o

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testicles, testies

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5
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orchi/o

A

testicles, testies

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orch/o

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testicles, testies

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test/o

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testicles, testies

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sperm/o

A

sperm

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spermat/o

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sperm

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prostat/o

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prostate gland-secretes fluid that aids in movement of sperm

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vas/o

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vas deferens- duct that carries sperm from epdidymus to urethra

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12
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BPH

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benign prostatic hyperplasia- noncancerous growth by prostate gland, difficult to urinate

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13
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cryptorchidism

A

hidden testes, undescended testicles

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prostate cancer

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cancer is the prostate gland, mostly commen cancer for men, later in life

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PSA

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prostate-specific antigen, blood test that looks for protein indicator of prostate cancer

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HIV

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human immunodeficiency virus, type of virus that causes AIDS

17
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AIDS

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aquired immmunodeficiency syndrome, affects the immune system, transmitted sexually or by containimated needles or by containimated blood

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STD/STI

A

sexually transmitted disease/infection

19
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HPV

A

human papillomavirus, STD that causes genital warts

20
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TUR

A

transurethral (through urethra) resection (surgical removal of some tissue)

21
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TURP

A

transurethral resesction of the prostate

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TURB

A

transurethral resection of the bladder

23
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vasectomy

A

male sterilization, removal of vas deferens

24
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sterilization

A

process that makes one unable to reproduce

25
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coitus, copulation

A

sexual intercourse

26
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circumcision

A

removal of the foreskin

27
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DRE

A

digital rectum exam

28
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infertility

A

reduced or absent ability to produce offspring

29
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testitis

A

inflammation of the testes

30
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orchidopexy

A

surgical fixation of the penis

31
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andropathy

A

male diesase

32
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prostatotomy

A

surgical incision to the prostate

33
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spermatolysis

A

destruction of the sperm

34
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prostatocystitis

A

inflammation to the prostate and bladder

35
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oligospermia

A

low sperm count

36
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balanoplasty

A

surgical repair of the penis

37
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orchidoplasty

A

surgical repair of the penis

38
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aspermia

A

without sperm

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