Med term Ch 14

Aspermia

inability to secrete or ejaculate sperm

Azoospermia

Semen without living spermatozoa; a sign of infertility in male

Oligospermia

Scanty production and expulsion of sperm

Mucopurulent discharge

drainage of mucus and pus

Anorchism

absence of one or both testes

Balanitis

Inflammation of glans penis

Cryptorchism/ cryptorchidism

1 descended testicle, or failure of testicle to descend into scrotal sac during fetal development

Epididymitis

inflammation of epididymus

Erectile dysfunction (ED)

failure to initiate or maintain an erection until ejaculation because of physical or psychological dysfunction, formerly impotence

Hydrocele

hernia of fluid in testis or in tubes leading from testis

hypospadias

congenital opening of male urethra on undersurface of penis

peyronie disease

disorder characterized by buildup of hardened fibrous tissue in corpus cavernosum, causing pain and defective curvature of penis, especially during erection

Phimosis

narrowed condition of prepuce (foreskin) resulting in inability to be drawn over glans penis, often leading to infection; commonly requires circumcision

Benign prostatic hyperplasia/ hypertrophy (BPH)

enlargement of prostate gland, common in older men, causing urinary obstruction

Prostrate cancer

malignancy of prostrate gland

Prostatitis

inflammation of prostrate

spermatocele

painless, benign cystic mass containing sperm lying above and posterior to, but separate from, the testicle

testicular cancer

malignant tumor in one or both testes commonly developing from germ cells that produce sperm; classified into two groups according to growth potential

seminoma

most common type of testicular tumor, composed of immature germ cells; highly treatable with early detection

nonseminoma

testicular tumor arising from more mature germ cells; these tumors have a tendency to be more aggressive than seminomas and often develop earlier in life

varicocele

enlarged, swollen, herniated veins near the testis

Chlamydia

most common sexually transmitted bacterial infection in north America; often occurs with no symptoms and is treated only after it has spread

gonorrhea

contagious inflammation of genital mucous membranes caused by invasion of gonococcus

syphilis

caused by spirochete and may involve any organ or tissue over time; usually manifests first on skin with appearance of small, painless, red papules that erode and form bloodless ulcers called chancres

Hep B virus

virus that causes inflammation of liver; transmitted through any body fluis, including vaginal secretions, semen, and blood

Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2)

virus that causes ulcer-like lesions of the genital and anorectal skin and mucosa; after initial infection, virus lies dormant in nerve cell root and may recur at times of stress

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

virus that causes AIDS, which permits various opportunistic infections, malignancies, and neurologic diseases; contracted through exposure to contaminated blood or body fluid

human papilloma virus (HPV)

virus transmitted by direct sexual contact that causes an infection that can occur on the skin or mucous membranes of the genitals

Condyloma acuminatum

genital warts