Male Reproductive System Lecture Review Built from word parts

Flashcards covering vocabulary, surgical terms, diagnostic abbreviations, and disease/disorder abbreviations related to the male reproductive system.

aspermia

Condition of without sperm (characterized by absence of semen or ejaculation)

balanorrhea

Discharge from the glans penis

oligospermia

Condition of scanty sperm (in the semen; may contribute to infertility); also called low sperm count

orchialgia

Pain in the testis; also called testalgia

prostatovesiculectomy

Excision of the prostate gland and the seminal vesicles

vasectomy

Excision of a duct (partial excision of the vas deferens bilaterally, resulting in male sterilization)

vasovasostomy

Creation of artificial openings between ducts (the severed ends of the vas deferens are reconnected in an attempt to restore fertility in men who have had a vasectomy)

vesiculectomy

Excision of the seminal vesicle(s)

balanoplasty

Surgical repair of the glans penis

epididymectomy

Excision of the epididymis

orchiectomy

Excision of the testis (bilateral orchiectomy is called castration); also called orchidectomy

orchiopexy

Surgical fixation of the testicle (performed to bring undescended testicle[s] into the scrotum); also called orchidopexy

orchioplasty

Surgical repair of the testis

orchiotomy

Incision into the testis; also called orchidotomy

prostatectomy

Excision of the prostate gland

prostatocystotomy

Incision into the prostate gland and the (urinary) bladder

prostatolithotomy

Incision into the prostate gland to remove stone(s)

DRE

Digital rectal examination

PSA

Prostate-specific antigen

TRUS

Transrectal ultrasound

HOLEP

Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate gland

MISTS

Minimally invasive surgical treatments

PUL

Prostatic urethral lift

PVP

Photoselective vaporization of the prostate gland

RP

Radical prostatectomy

RARP

Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy

RASP

Robot-assisted simple prostatectomy

TUIP

Transurethral incision of the prostate gland

TURP

Transurethral resection of the prostate gland

WVTT

Water vapor thermal therapy

BOO

Bladder outlet obstruction

LUTS

Lower urinary tract symptoms

BPH

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

HPV

Human papillomavirus

ED

Erectile dysfunction

STD

Sexually transmitted disease

HIV

Human immunodeficiency virus

STI

Sexually transmitted infection