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Chapter 13 Flashcards

1
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andr/o

A

male

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2
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androgenic

A

pertaining to male likeness

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3
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balan/o

A

glans penis

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4
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balanoplaty

A

surgical repair of the glands penis

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5
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crypt/o

A

hidden

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6
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cryptorchidism

A

failure of testes to descend into the scrotum

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7
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epididym/o

A

epididymis

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8
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epididymotomy

A

incision to the epididymis

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genit/o

A

genitalia

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10
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gonad/o

A

gonads, sex glands

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11
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gon/o

A

seed (ovum or sperm)

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12
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gonorrhea

A

discharge of pus mistakenly believed to be semen

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13
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oligo

A

scanty

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14
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oligospermia

A

low concentration of sperm

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15
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orch/o

A

testis

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16
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orchitis

A

inflammation of testes

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17
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orchi/o

A

testes

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18
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orchialgia

A

pain in ballsies

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19
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orchid/o

A

testes

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20
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orchidorraphy

A

suture of testes

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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
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varic/o

A

dilated vein

26
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varicocele

A

dilation of veins of the spermatic cord

27
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vas/o

A

vessel; vas deferens

28
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vasectomy

A

removal of vas deferens

29
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vesicul/o

A

seminal vesicle

30
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vesiculitis

A

inflammation of seminal vesicle

31
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-cide

A

Killing

32
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-spadias

A

slit, fissure

33
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hypospadias

A

congenital defect where urethra opens on underside of glans penis instead of the tip

34
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(BHP) benign prostatic hyperplasia

A

enlargement of prostate due to aging

35
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balanitis

A

inflammation of skin covering glans penis

36
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priapism

A

prolonged painful erection of penis which occurs without sexual stimulation

37
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anorchism

A

absence of one or both testicles

38
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hydrocele

A

swelling of sac surrounding the testes that is typically harmless

39
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DRE

A

digital rectal exam

40
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PSA

A

prostate specific antigen

blood test to detect prostatic disorders especially prostate cancer

41
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orchiopexy

A

fixation of the testes in the scrotum

42
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prostatectomy

A

removal of all or part of the prostate

43
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(TURP) transurethral resection of the prostate

A

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
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urethroplasty

A

reconstruction of the urethra to relieve stricture or narrowing

45
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vasectomy

A

removal of all or a segment of the vas deferens for male sterilization

46
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brachytherapy of the prostate

A

radioactive “seeds” placed directly within or near a tumor in the prostate

47
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external beam radiation therapy (EBRT)

A

bean directed at the prostate

48
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alpha 1 blockers

A

block alpha 1 receptors in prostate and bladder and relaxes muscles to improve urine flow

49
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androgens

A

increase testosterone levels

50
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antiandrogens

A

suppress production of androgen

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