med 9-12

What is the term for a substance that destroys sperm cells?

A 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? An example is testosterone?

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 spermatozoa 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 (SHAN-ker)

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 or cryosurgery

What is the combining form for “hidden”?

crypt/o

What is the term for undescended testicles?

cryptorchism

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

ejaculation

What is the term for the tube through which semen enters the male urethra?

ejaculatory duct

Term 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 (pl: 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 abnormal fluid collection in scrotum?

Hydrocelectomy

What is the term for a 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

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 that means “to tie off or bind”?

Ligation (lie-gA-shun)

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 reproduction?

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 is the 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 of 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 the tissue that produces sperm cells?

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 (pl: 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 or 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 (pl: testes)

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 the 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 (VAR-ic-o- SEAL)

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 epididymis to the urethra?

vas deferens

What is the combining form for “vessel; duct; vas deferens”?

vas/o

What is the term for removal of a portion of each vas deferens?

vasectomy

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

What is the term for a minor form of epileptic seizure?

absence seizure

What is the term for the neurotransmitter that causes skeletal muscles to contract?

acetylcholine