Medical Terminology - Module 9 Quiz

cryptorchidism

undescended testicle

scrotum

The external sac that contains the testes.

orch/o

The combining form meaning the same as test/o.

Nongonococcal urethritis

Most often caused by Chlamydia.

oligospermia

Scanty production of sperm.

seminoma

Malignant tumor of the testicles.

purulent

The term that means pus-filled.

PSA test

Measurement of levels of prostate-specific antigen in the blood.

spermatozoon

The term that means a sperm cell.

orchiectomy

Excision of a testicle; castration.

Cryogenic surgery

Treating tissue with cold temperatures.

identical twins

The result of a single fertilized egg splitting and forming two embryos.

orchiopexy

The surgical procedure to correct cryptorchidism.

hydrocele

Hernia in the scrotal sac.

Not a sexually transmitted disease (STD)

BPH.

glans penis

The sensitive tip of the penis.

prostatectomy

Removal of the prostate gland.

Testis

The male gonad.

Prostate

A gland below the bladder and surrounding the urethra.

semen analysis

Measurement of the number, shape, and motility of sperm cells.

STI

Infection obtained via genital contact.

andr/o

The combining form that means male.

-genesis

The suffix meaning formation.

TURP

Used to treat the condition BPH.

vas deferens

The tube that leads from the epididymis to the urethra.