Male reproductive system anatomical terms (Prefix/word root/suffix)
Andr/o: Male
Prostat/o: Prostate gland
Balan/o: glans penis
Vas/o: vessel; vas deferens; duct
Orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o, test,o: Testis (plural,testes)
Vesicul/o: seminal vesicle
Olig/o: scanty
Gonad/o: gonads, sex glands
Crypt/o: hidden
Spermat/o, sperm/o: spermatozoa, sperm cells
Varic/o: dilated vein
Pertaining to male orgin: andr/o/gen/ic
Condition of hidden testes: Crypt/orchid/ism
Condition of scanty sperm (production): olig/o/sperm/ia
Discharge from the glans penis: balan/o/rrhea
Slit or fissure under or below (surface of penis): hyp/spadias
Condition of urine (containing) spermatozoa: spermat/uria
Enlargement of the prostate: prostat/o/megaly
Destruction of spermatozoa: spermat/o/lysis
Excision of (part of) the vas deferens: Vas/ecttomy
Resembling a male: andr/oid
Hernia or swelling of glans penis: balan/o/cele
Disease of the gonads: gonad/o/pathy
Excision of the prostate: prostat/ectomy
Inflammation of the prostate: prostat/itis
(agent that kills) sperm: sperm/i/cide
Andr/o: Male
Prostat/o: Prostate gland
Balan/o: glans penis
Vas/o: vessel; vas deferens; duct
Orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o, test,o: Testis (plural,testes)
Vesicul/o: seminal vesicle
Olig/o: scanty
Gonad/o: gonads, sex glands
Crypt/o: hidden
Spermat/o, sperm/o: spermatozoa, sperm cells
Varic/o: dilated vein
Pertaining to male orgin: andr/o/gen/ic
Condition of hidden testes: Crypt/orchid/ism
Condition of scanty sperm (production): olig/o/sperm/ia
Discharge from the glans penis: balan/o/rrhea
Slit or fissure under or below (surface of penis): hyp/spadias
Condition of urine (containing) spermatozoa: spermat/uria
Enlargement of the prostate: prostat/o/megaly
Destruction of spermatozoa: spermat/o/lysis
Excision of (part of) the vas deferens: Vas/ecttomy
Resembling a male: andr/oid
Hernia or swelling of glans penis: balan/o/cele
Disease of the gonads: gonad/o/pathy
Excision of the prostate: prostat/ectomy
Inflammation of the prostate: prostat/itis
(agent that kills) sperm: sperm/i/cide