Chapter 13 Intro to Med Terms E1 HOSA SQT The Male Reproductive System

andr/o

male

balan/o

pen!s

crypt/o

hidden

epididym/o

epididymis

gon/o

seed

onc/o

tumor

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

test!cles

plas/o

development/formation

prostat/o

prostate gland

semin/i

semen, seed

sperm/o, spermat/o

spermatozoa, sperm

varic/o

varicose veins

vener/o

sexu@l contact

vesicul/o

seminal vesicle

zo/o

animal/life

-pexy

surgical fixation of an organ in its normal position

anorchia

absence of one or both test!s

azoospermia

absence of sperm cells in the semen

balanitis

inflammation of the pen!s

cryptorchidism

test!s is hidden and does not descend into scrotum

epididymitis

inflammation of the epididymis

gynecomastia

development of breast in a male that resembles the breast of a woman

hydrocele

fluid-sac inside/around test!s/swelling of the scrotum

oligospermia

very few sperm

phimosis

condition where opening of the foreskin of pen!s is muzzled

prostatitis

inflammation of the prostate

prostatorrhea

excessive discharge of prostatic fluid

gonorrhea

bacterial infection of genital tract

testitis

inflammation of a testicle

electrocautery

destruction of tissue by heat to remove the tissue

orchiectomy

surgical removal of the test!s

orchiopexy

moving an undescended test!s into the scrotum

prostatectomy

removal of prostate gland

varicocelectomy

removal of a portion of a large vein to remove a variocele

vasectomy

removal of a vessel

vasovasostomy

vas deferens that were cut are restored