Med Term Ch 9 Study Flashcards

what is the term for a substance that destroys sperm cells

spermolytic substance

what is the combining form for “male, masculine”

andr/o

what is the term for a male hormone producing or stimulating male characteristics

androgen

what is the term for a congenital absence of a testicle

anorchism

what is the term for a lack of formation or ejaculation of semen

aspermia

what is the term for lack of psermatozoa in semen

azoospermia

what is the combining form for “glans penis”

balan/o

what is the term for inflammation of the glans penis

balanitis

what is the term for male castration

bilateral orchiectomy

what is the term for the pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra; secrete fluid into the urethra

bulbourethral glands

what is the term for a malignant tumor of the exocrine gland lying below the urinary bladder

carcinoma of the prostate

what is the term for a malignant tumor of the male gonad

carcinoma of the testis

what is the term for excision of the testicles or ovaries

castration

what is the term for a hard ulcer that is a sign of a sexually transmitted disease, usually syphilis

chancre

what is the term for the cause of non-gonococcal urethritis

chlamydial infection

what is the term for removal of the prepuce

circumcision

what is the combining form for “cold”

cry/o

what is the term for the surgery for destruction of tissue by producing cold temperatures

cryogenic surgery, cyrosurgery

what is the combining form for “hidden”

crypt/o

what is the term for undescended testicles

cryptorchism

what is the term for for ejection of sperm and fluid from male urethra

ejaculation

what is the term for the tube through which semen enters the male urethra

ejaculatory duct

what is the term for referring to origin in the embryo, such as some forms of cancer of the testes

embryonal

what is the combining form for “epididymis”

epididym/o

what is the term for one of a pair of long, tightly coiled tubes lying on top of each testis

epididymis, epididymides

what is the term for inflammation of the epididymis

epididymitis

what is the term for the inability of an adult male to achieve an erection; impotence

erectile dysfunction

what is the term for the hair like tail region of the sperm

flagellum

what is the term for two infants born of the same pregnancy from two separate egg cells fertilized by two different sperm cells

fraternal twins

what is the term for two infants resulting from division of one fertilized egg into two distinct embryos

identical twins

what is the term for “producing, forming”

genesis

what is the term for the sensitive tip of the penis

glans penis

what is the combining form for “seed”

gon/o

what is the term for a sexually transmitted disease marked by gonococci and urethral discharge

gonorrhea

what is the term for infection of the skin and mucous membranes with HSV, small fluid filled blisters occur

herpes genitalis

what is the combining form for “water”

hydr/o

what is the term for a hernia (sac) of fluid in the scrotal sac

hydrocele

what is the term for a surgical procedure for an abnromal fluid collection in scrotum

hydrocelectomy

what is the term for congenital condition of the male urethra, where its tube is exposed to the external surface

hypospadias

what is the term for two infants resulting from division of one fertilized egg into two distinct embryos

identical twins, monozygotic twins

what is the term for the inability of an adult male to achieve an erection

impotence

what cells produce testosterone

interstitial cells of the testes

what is the term for that means “to tie off or bind”

ligation

what is the term for scanty production of sperm

oligospermia

what is the suffix for “hormone”

-one

what is the combining form for “testis”

orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o

what is the term for removal of a testicle

orchiectomy

what is the term for fixation of the testicle, it is put in place following a diagnosis of cryptorchidism (undescended testicle)

orchiopexy

what is the term for inflammation of a testicle

orchitis

what is benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) characterized by

overgrowth of glandular tissue

what is the term for the essential, distinctive cells of an organ

parenchyma

what is the term for the essential cells (parenchyma) of the testes

seminiferous tubules

what is the combining form for “penis”

pen/o

what is the term for “pertaining to the penis”

penile

what is the term for the male external organ for reprodution

penis

what is the term for “pertaining to the penis and scrotum”

penoscrotal

what is the term for the external region between the anus and scrotum

perineum

what is the suffix for “fixation; to put in place”

-pexy

what is the term for narrowing (stricture) of the opening of the prepuce over the glans penis

phimosis

what is the term for the foreskin

prepuce

what isthe combining form for “prostate gland”

prostat/o

what is the term for the gland below the bladder surrounding the urethra in male mammals and releasing a fluid

prostate gland

what is the term for removal of the prostate gland

prostatectomy

what is the term for a benign increase in growth cells of a gland below the urinary bladder in males

prostatic hyperplasia

what is the term for inflammation of the prostate gland

prostatitis

what is the term for “pus filled”

purulent

what is the term for a surgical procedure to remove the prostate gland and some tissue around it

radical prostatectomy

what is the term for the sac containing the male gonads

scrotum

what is the term for the seminal fluid discharged from the urethra during ejaculation

semen

what is the combining form for “semen; seed”

semin/i

what is the term for either of a paired sac-like male exocrine glands that secrete seminal fluid

seminal

what is the term for the glands that secrete a fluid into the vas deferens

seminal vesicles

what is the term for the tissue that produces sperm cells

seminiferous tubules

what is the term for testicular carcinoma

seminoma

what is the combining form for “spermatozoa; sperm cells”

sperm/o, spermat/o

what is the term for the process of formation of sperm cells

spermatogenesis

what is the term for a sperm cell

spermatozoon, spermatozoa

what is the term for “pertaining to destruction of sperm”

spermolytic

what is the term for a procedure that removes a person’s ability to produce or release reproductive cells

sterilization

what is the suffix for “new opening (to form a mouth)”

-stomy

what is the term for the tissue forming the ground substance, framework, or matrix of an organ, as opposed to the functioning part of parenchyma

stromal tissue

a chancre is the primary lesion in which condition

syphilis

what is the combining form for “monster; malformed fetus”

terat/o

what is the term for a tumor (testicular) that is composed of many types of tissues

teratoma

what is the combining form for “testis”

test/o

what is the term for “pertaining to the testes”

testicular

what is the term for twisting of the spermatic cord

testicular torsion

what is the term for the male gonad

testis

what is the term for the male hormone (androgen) produced by the testes

testosterone

what is the term for the surgical procedure for benign prostatic hyperplasia

TURP, transurethral resection of prostate

what is the combining form for “varicose veins”

varic/o

what is the term for a collection of swollen, twisted veins above the testes

varicocele

what is the term for a surgical procedure for removal of swollen, twisted veins near the testes

varicocelectomy

what is the term for the tube that leads from the epidiymis to the urethra

vas deferens

what is the combining form for “vessel; duct; vas deferns”

vas/o

what is the term for removal of a portion of each vas deferens

vasetomy

what is the term for a new opening (anastomosis) between two parts of the vas deferens; surgery to reverse vasectomy

vasovasostomy

what is the combining form for “animal life”

zo/o