Chapter 13 Flashcards
(50 cards)
1
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andr/o
A
male
2
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androgenic
A
pertaining to male likeness
3
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balan/o
A
glans penis
4
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balanoplaty
A
surgical repair of the glands penis
5
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crypt/o
A
hidden
6
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cryptorchidism
A
failure of testes to descend into the scrotum
7
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epididym/o
A
epididymis
8
Q
epididymotomy
A
incision to the epididymis
9
Q
genit/o
A
genitalia
10
Q
gonad/o
A
gonads, sex glands
11
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gon/o
A
seed (ovum or sperm)
12
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gonorrhea
A
discharge of pus mistakenly believed to be semen
13
Q
oligo
A
scanty
14
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oligospermia
A
low concentration of sperm
15
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orch/o
A
testis
16
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orchitis
A
inflammation of testes
17
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orchi/o
A
testes
18
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orchialgia
A
pain in ballsies
19
Q
orchid/o
A
testes
20
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orchidorraphy
A
suture of testes
21
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test/o
A
testes
22
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testalgia
A
pain in testes
23
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perine/o
A
perineum
24
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spermatocele
A
epidydimal cyst
25
varic/o
dilated vein
26
varicocele
dilation of veins of the spermatic cord
27
vas/o
vessel; vas deferens
28
vasectomy
removal of vas deferens
29
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle
30
vesiculitis
inflammation of seminal vesicle
31
-cide
Killing
32
-spadias
slit, fissure
33
hypospadias
congenital defect where urethra opens on underside of glans penis instead of the tip
34
(BHP) benign prostatic hyperplasia
enlargement of prostate due to aging
35
balanitis
inflammation of skin covering glans penis
36
priapism
prolonged painful erection of penis which occurs without sexual stimulation
37
anorchism
absence of one or both testicles
38
hydrocele
swelling of sac surrounding the testes that is typically harmless
39
DRE
digital rectal exam
40
PSA
prostate specific antigen
blood test to detect prostatic disorders especially prostate cancer
41
orchiopexy
fixation of the testes in the scrotum
42
prostatectomy
removal of all or part of the prostate
43
(TURP) transurethral resection of the prostate
excision of prostate tissue by inserting a special endoscope through urethra, into the bladder to remove small pieces of tissue from the prostate gland
44
urethroplasty
reconstruction of the urethra to relieve stricture or narrowing
45
vasectomy
removal of all or a segment of the vas deferens for male sterilization
46
brachytherapy of the prostate
radioactive "seeds" placed directly within or near a tumor in the prostate
47
external beam radiation therapy (EBRT)
bean directed at the prostate
48
alpha 1 blockers
block alpha 1 receptors in prostate and bladder and relaxes muscles to improve urine flow
49
androgens
increase testosterone levels
50
antiandrogens
suppress production of androgen
