Chapter 17

Question 1

Anorchism

Answer 1

condition in which there is a lack of one or both testes

Question 2

Artificial Insemination

Answer 2

process of artificially placing semen into the vagina so that conception can take place

Question 3

Aspermia

Answer 3

condition involving lack of sperm or failure to ejaculate sperm

Question 4

Azoospermia

Answer 4

condition in which the semen lack spermatozoa

Question 5

Balantitis

Answer 5

inflammation of the glans penis

Question 6

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Answer 6

enlargement of the prostate gland

Question 7

Circumcision

Answer 7

surgical procedure of removing the foreskin of the penis

Question 8

Coitus

Answer 8

sexual intercourse between a man and a women

Question 9

Cryptorchidism

Answer 9

condition in which one or both testes fail to descend into the scrotum

Question 10

Ejaculation

Answer 10

process of the expulsion of seminal fluid and sperm from the male urethra

Question 11

Epispadias

Answer 11

congenital defect in which the urethra opens on the dorsal side of the penis

Question 12

Gynecomastia

Answer 12

pathological condition of excessive development of the mammary glands in the male

Question 13

HPV

Answer 13

human papillomavirus

Question 14

Hydrocele

Answer 14

accumulation of fluid in sac-like cavity

Question 15

Hypospadias

Answer 15

congenital defect in which the urethra opens on the underside of the penis

Question 16

Oligospermia

Answer 16

scanty amount of spermatozoa

Question 17

Orchidectomy

Answer 17

surgical excision of a testicle

Question 18

Phimosis

Answer 18

a condition that can be present at birth in which there is narrowing of the opening of the prepuce and the foreskin cannot be drawn back over the glans penis

Question 19

Prostatectomy

Answer 19

surgical excision of the prostate

Question 20

Prostatitis

Answer 20

inflammation of the prostate

Question 21

Semen

Answer 21

fluid transporting medium for spermatozoa discharged during ejaculation

Question 22

Smegma

Answer 22

lubricating fluid secreted from the foreskin

Question 23

Spermatid

Answer 23

sperm germ cell

Question 24

Spermatozoon

Answer 24

the mature motile male sex cell of an animal

Question 25

Spermicide

Answer 25

agent that kills sperm

Question 26

Varicocele

Answer 26

enlargement and twisting of the veins of the spermatic cord

Question 27

Vastectomy

Answer 27

surgical procedure in which both vas deferens are cut, then tied or sealed to prevent the transport of sperm out if the testes

Question 28

Vesiculitis

Answer 28

inflammation of a seminal vesicle

Question 29

Myometrius

Answer 29

inflammation of the muscular wall of the uterus