M: Ch 13 ♂ Repro & Ch 14 Endocrine

vesiculography:

process of recording the seminal vesicle

vasectomy:

excision of (a segment of the) vas deferens

perineorrhaphy:

suture of the perineum

epispadias

fissure on the dorsum (of the penis)/ above upon slit fissure

varicocele

swelling of a dilated vein; dilation of spermatic cord veins

-gen

forming, producing, origin

balanoplasty

surgical repair glans penis

-plasty

surgical repair

crypt/o:

hidden

orchid:

testis (plural, testes)

cryptorchidism:

hidden testes condition

epididym/o:

epididymis

-tomy:

incision

epididymotomy:

incision epididymis

genitourinary:

pertaining to genitalia and urinary tract

genit/o:

genitalia

gonad/o:

gonads, sex glands

-urin:

urine, urinary tract

gonadopathy

: disease of gonads/ sex glands

gon/o:

seed (ovum or spermatozoon)

-pathy:

disease

gonorrhea:

discharge of seed/ spermatozoon or ovum

-rrhea:

discharge, flow

oligospermia:

condition scanty spermatozoa

olig/o:

scanty

-ia:

condition

sperm:

spermatozoa, sperm cells

orchitis:

inflammation of testes

orch/o:

testis (plural, testes)

orchi/o:

testis (plural, testes)

orchid/o:

testis (plural, testes)

orchialgia:

testicular pain

test/o:

testies (plural, testes)

orchidorrhaphy:

suture in testes

-rrhaphy:

suture

-algia:

pain

testalgia:

testicular pain

perineal:

pertaining to perineum

perine/o:

perineum (area btwn scrotum/ vulva & anus)

prostat/o:

prostate gland

-megaly:

enlargement

prostatomegaly:

enlargement of prostate gland

sperm/o

spermatozoa, sperm cells

spermatocele

swelling, hernia of sperm cells

varic/o

dilated vein

spermic

pertaining to spermatozoa, sperm cells

-cele:

hernia, swelling

vas/o:

vessel; vas deferens; duct

vesicul/o:

seminal vesicle

-ectomy:

excision, removal

vesiculitis:

inflammation seminal vesicle

andr/o

male

androgenic

pertaining to maleness

balan/o

glans penis

gen:

forming, producing, origin

-cide

killing

sperm/i

spermatozoa, sperm cells

spermicide/ spermaticide

kill sperm

spermatogenesis

forming sperm

-genesis

forming, producing, origin

spermat/o

sperm

-ism

condition

orch:

testis (plural, testes)

hypospadias

below slit, fissure

brachy-

short

brachytherapy

short treatment

-therapy:

treatment

epi-

above, upon

-spadias

slit, fissure

-plasia

formation, growth

hyper-

excessive, above normal

phim

muzzle

-osis

abnormal condition; increase (primarily w/ blood cells)

scrot/o

scrotum

urin/o

urine/ urinary tract

-graphy

process of recording

Latin Root

anatomical structures (noun)

Greek Root (4)

describe: (verb)

1. disease

2. condition

3. treatment

4. diagnosis

-ic

pertaining to

-ile

pertaining to

-ior

pertaining to

-ac

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-eal

pertaining to

-ous

pertaining to

-tic

pertaining to

-pexy

fixation of organ

-ectasis

dilation, expansion

-gram

record, writing

-iasis

abnormal condition (produced by something specified)

-tomy

incision

-tome

instrument to cut

-para

to bear offspring

para-

near, beside, beyond

adren/o

adrenal glands

adrenomegaly

enlargement of adrenal glands

adrenal/o

adrenal glands

adrenalectomy

excision of adrenal glands