chapter 9 terms part 4

prostate cancer

malignant tumor of the prostate gland

prostate gland

gland in men that surrounds the neck of the urinary bladder and urethra

prostatectomy

removal of the prostate gland

prostatitis

inflammation of the prostate gland

purulent

pus-filled; forming or containing pus

scrotum

sac that contains the testes and associated organs

semen

fluid discharged at ejaculation; consisting of sperm cells and secretions from the prostate gland, seminal vesicles, and bulbourethral glands

semen analysis

microscopic examination of ejaculated fluid

seminal vesicles

pair of male exocrine glands lying behind the urinary bladder and opening into the vas deferens

seminiferous tubules

narrow, coiled tubules that produce sperm in the testes

seminoma

malignant tumor of a testis

spermatogenesis

formation of sperm cells

spermatozoon, plural: spermatozoa

single sperm cell

spermolytic

pertaining to destruction of sperm