the male reproductive system medical terminology

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Prostate enlargement caused by an overgrowth of prostatic cells or tissue that tends to cause urinary symptoms.

Chordee

A congenital condition of the penis in which the head of the penis bends abnormally.

Circumcision

The surgical removal of the foreskin from the tip of the penis.

Cryptorchidism

Condition in which one or both of the testes did not descend into the scrotum.

Epispadias

A congenital deformity of the penis in which the urethral opening is found on the top or upper portion of the penis.

Erectile dysfunction

The inability to get or maintain an erection.

Gleason score

Grade assigned by a pathologist to indicate the growth rate and aggressiveness of prostate cancer.

Hypospadias

A congenital deformity of the penis in which the urethral opening is found on the underside of the penis.

Orchiectomy

Surgical excision of a testicle.

Phimosis

A condition in which the foreskin is too tight to be retracted over the glans of the penis.

Priapism

Prolonged erection that lasts more than four hours.

Prostatalgia

Pain in the prostate.

Prostatectomy

Surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland.

Prostatic hypertrophy

Prostate enlargement caused by an increase in the size of prostate cells.

Testicular torsion

A twisting of the testicle inside of the scrotum.

Vasectomy

Form of male sterilization by which the vas deferens is cut or punctured.