med term 13/14

andr/o

male

balan/o

glans penis

crypt/o

hidden

epididym/o

epididymis

genit/o

genitalia

gonad/o

gonads, sex glands

gon/o

seed

olig/o

scanty

orch/o, orchi/o, test/o, or orchid/o

testis

perine/o

perineum

protast/o

prostate gland

spermat/o or sperm/o

spermatozoa, sperm cells

varic/o

dilated vein

vas/o

vessel, vas deferens, duct

vesicul/o

seminal vesicle

-cide

killing

-genesis

forming, producing, origin

-ism

condition

-spadias

slit, fissure

brachy-

short

epi-

above, upon

erectile dysfunction

repeated inability to initiate or maintain an erection sufficient for sexual intercourse

hypospadias

congenital abnormality in which the opening of the male urethra is on the undersurface of the penis instead of at its tip

testicular torsion

spontaneous twisting of a testicle within the scrotum, leading to a decrease in blood flow to the affected testicle

BPH

benign prostate hyperplasia/ hypertrophy

PSA

prostate-specific antigen

adren/o or adrenal/o

adrenal glands

calc/o

calcium

crin/o

secrete

gluc/o, glyc/o, or glycos/o

sugar, sweetness

heme/o

same, alike

kal/i

potassium

pancreat/o

pancreas

parathyroid/o

parathyroid glands

thym/o

thymus gland

thyr/o or thyroid/o

thyroid gland

toxic/o

poison

-crine

secrete

-dipsia

thirst

-gen

forming, producing, origin

-toxic

pertaining to poison

-uria

urine

eu-

good

exo-

outside

poly

many

diuresis

increased formation and secretion of urine

hirsutism

excessive distribution of body hair, especially in women

DKA

diabetic ketoacidosis

DM

diabetes mellitus

HRT

hormone replacement therapy

K

potassium

TSH

thyroid-stimulating hormone