Chapter 13 Male Reproductive System (Medical Terminology)
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1. glans penis: the enlarged tip of the penis
2. prepuce: movable hood of skin that covers the glands penis; also called the foreskin
3. chancre: painless sore found in primary syphillis
4. BPH: benign prostatic hypertrophy (enlarged prostate gland)
5. PSA: prostate-specific antigen (blood test used to detect prostate disorders)
6. DRE: digital rectal examination
7. hesitancy: difficulty starting urination
8. EBRT: external beam radiation therapy
9. ED: erectile dysfunction (repeated inability to initiate oir maintain an erection)
10. phimosis: stenosis or narrowing of foreskin
11. andr/o: male
12. balan/o: glans penis
13. crypt/o: hidden
14. gon/o: seed (ovum or spermatozoon)
15. gonad/o: gonads, sex glands
16. orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o, test/o: testis (plural, testes)
17. perine/o: perineum
18. spermat/o sperm/o: spermatozoa, sperm cells
19. varic/o: dilated vein
20. vas/o: vessel; vas deferens; duct
21. vesicul/o: seminal vesicle
22. urethroplasty: reconstruction of the urethra to relieve stricture or narrowing
23. antiandrogens: drugs that suppress the production of androgen
24. Psychological and physical drive for sexual activity: libido
25. Androgenic hormone: Testosterone
26. Expels semen and urine from the body: urethra
27. Sexual intercourse: coitus
28. Contains nutrients that support sperm viability: seminal vesicle
29. Slit, fissure: -spadias
30. Short: brachy-
31. STI known as the "silent disease": Chlamydia
32. Inability to produce offspring: sterility
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1. glans penis: the enlarged tip of the penis
2. prepuce: movable hood of skin that covers the glands penis; also called the foreskin
3. chancre: painless sore found in primary syphillis
4. BPH: benign prostatic hypertrophy (enlarged prostate gland)
5. PSA: prostate-specific antigen (blood test used to detect prostate disorders)
6. DRE: digital rectal examination
7. hesitancy: difficulty starting urination
8. EBRT: external beam radiation therapy
9. ED: erectile dysfunction (repeated inability to initiate oir maintain an erection)
10. phimosis: stenosis or narrowing of foreskin
11. andr/o: male
12. balan/o: glans penis
13. crypt/o: hidden
14. gon/o: seed (ovum or spermatozoon)
15. gonad/o: gonads, sex glands
16. orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o, test/o: testis (plural, testes)
17. perine/o: perineum
18. spermat/o sperm/o: spermatozoa, sperm cells
19. varic/o: dilated vein
20. vas/o: vessel; vas deferens; duct
21. vesicul/o: seminal vesicle
22. urethroplasty: reconstruction of the urethra to relieve stricture or narrowing
23. antiandrogens: drugs that suppress the production of androgen
24. Psychological and physical drive for sexual activity: libido
25. Androgenic hormone: Testosterone
26. Expels semen and urine from the body: urethra
27. Sexual intercourse: coitus
28. Contains nutrients that support sperm viability: seminal vesicle
29. Slit, fissure: -spadias
30. Short: brachy-
31. STI known as the "silent disease": Chlamydia
32. Inability to produce offspring: sterility
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