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54 Cards in this Set
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Define: bolbourethal gland
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one pair of exocrine glands near male urethra
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Define: ejaculation
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ejaculation of sperm and fluid from male urethra
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Define:ejaculatory duct
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tube through which semen enters urethra
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Define: epididymis
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1 pair of long, tightly coiled tubes lying above testes
carries sperm from seminiferous tubules |
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Define: flagellum
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hair-like projection on sperm making it mobile
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Define: fraternal twins
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born of same pregnancy but from two separate fertilized ova
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Define: identical twins
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born of same pregnancy and same egg
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Define: interstitial cells
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cells between seminiferous tubules and produce testosterone hormone
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Define: parenchyma
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tissue composed of essential and functional cells of organ, in testes its seminiferous tubules that produce sperm
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Define: prepuce
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foreskin
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andr/o
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male
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androgen
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male producing
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balan/o
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glans penis
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balanitis
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inflammation of the glans penis
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cry/o
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cold
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cryogenic surgery
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literaly- pertaining to cold surgery
used to freeze and kill cells a prostatectomy cannot reach |
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crypt/o
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hidden
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cryptorchism
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when testicles fail to descend
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epididym/o
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epididymis
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gon/o
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seed
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gonorrhea
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literaly discharge of seed
inflammed genital tract mucus membrane |
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gonorrhea is caused by?
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gonococci
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hydr/o
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water, fluid
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hydrocele
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literaly- hernia of water
sac of fluid in scrotum |
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orch/o
orchi/o orchid/o |
testicle
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orchiectomy
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excision of testicle
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anorchism
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castration in males
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orchitis
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inflammation of testes
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prostat/o
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prostate gland
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semin/i
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semen, seed
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sperm/o
spermat/o |
semen spermatozoa
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terat/o
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monster
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teratoma
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benign tumor in testes made of diff types of tissue: bone, cartilage, hair
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test/o
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testes, testicle
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varic/o
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varicose veins
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vericocele
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hernia of varicose veins
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vas/o
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vas deferens
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zo/o
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animal life
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-genesis
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formation
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-one
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hormone
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-pexy
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fixation
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orchiopexy
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fixation of testes to correct cryptoorchism
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-stomy
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new opening
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vasvasostomy
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reversal vasectomy
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pathology: benign prostatic hyperplasia
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benign growth of cells in prostate gland, surgical treatment is TURP
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pathology: phimosis
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narrowing of opening of prepuce over glans penis
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pathology: prostate cancer
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malignant tumor of the prostate gland
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*circumcision
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cutting around prepuce to remove it
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Abbreviation: TURP
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transurethral resection of the prostate
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pathology: TURP
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excision of benign prostatic hyperplasia using a resectoscope through the urethra
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pathology: prostate-specific antigen
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detects early stage of prostate cancer
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AIDS
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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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BPH
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benign prostatic hyperplasia
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HIV
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Human immunodeficiency virus
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