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1
Q

genit/o-

A

genitalia

2
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urin/o-

A

urine/system

3
Q

scrotum

A

a soft pouch of skin behind the penis and in front of the legs

4
Q

Orchitis

A

inflammation or infection of the testes

5
Q

orch/o-

A

testis

6
Q

interstit/o-

A

spaces within tissue

7
Q

Epididymis

A

a storage and processing area for spermatozoa

8
Q

Cryptorchidism

A

if one or both of the testicles fail to decend through the canal

9
Q

Cryptorchidism

A

failure of one or both of the testicles to descned through the inguinal canal into the scrotum

10
Q

cryot/o-

A

hidden

11
Q

Oligospermia

A

less than normal amount of spematozoa produced by the testes

12
Q

Orchitis

A

inflammation or infection of the testes

13
Q

Chordee

A

downward curvature of the penis during erection

14
Q

Dyspareunia

A

painful or difficult sexual intercourse or postcoital pain

15
Q

coit/o-

A

sexual intercourse

16
Q

Erectile dysfunction (ED)

A

Impotence, inability to achieve or sustain an erection of the penis

17
Q

Phimosis

A

condental condition in which the openinf od the foreskin is too small.tight to allow the foreskin to pull back over the glans penis

18
Q

Premature ejaculation

A

ejaculation of semen that occurs with minimal stimulation and before the penis becomes fully erect

19
Q

Premature ejaculation

A

ejaculation of semen that occurs with minimal stimulation and before the penis becomes fully erect

20
Q

Priapism

A

continuing rection of the penis with pain and tenderness

21
Q

Chlamydia

A

caused by a bacterium

22
Q

Penital Warts

A

caused by the HPV virus 1 some strains are cancerous in women

23
Q

gon/o-

A

seed

24
Q

-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

25
Q

immun/o-

A

immune response

26
Q

defici/o-

A

lacining, in adequate

27
Q

-enecy

A

condition of being

28
Q

Circumcision

A

surgical procedure to remove the prepuce, the foreskin

29
Q

Prostatectomy

A

surgically remove the entire prostrate gland, lymph node, vesicles, and vas deferens

30
Q

Vasectomy

A

surgical procedure in the male to prevent pregnancy in the female