Chapter 9. Male Reproductive System - Medical Terms

Question 1

androgen

Answer 1

hormone that stimulated development of male secondary sex characteristics, such as beard growth and deepening of voice

Question 2

aspermia

Answer 2

failure in a male of production of sperm cells (spermatozoa) as well as ejaculation of semen (fluid and sperm cells)

Question 3

azoospermia

Answer 3

lack of live sperm in the semen

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balanitis

Answer 4

inflammation of the glas penis

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benign prostatis hyperplasia

Answer 5

increased growth of the prostate gland in numbers of cells

Question 6

bulbourethral gland

Answer 6

one of a pair of exocrine glands, located on either side of the male urethra, gland just below the prostate gland; secretes fluid that is part of semen ; Cowper gland

Question 7

castration

Answer 7

removal of sex glands (gonads); ovaries or testes

Question 8

chancre

Answer 8

primary lesion of syphilis; a hard ulcer occuring at the site of entry of the bacterial infection and most frequently on the external genetalia of a male or female

Question 9

chlamydial infection

Answer 9

sexually transmitted bacterial infection that invades the male urethra and female vagina and cervix

Question 10

circumcision

Answer 10

surgical removal of the foreskin (prepuce) surrounding the end of the penis

Question 11

cryogenic surgery

Answer 11

use of extremely cold temperatures to freeze or destroy tissue

Question 12

cyrptorchism

Answer 12

one or both testes fail to descend from the abdomen in the scrotal sac near the time of birth

Question 13

ejaculation

Answer 13

ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra as a result of sexual stimulation

Question 14

ejaculatory duct

Answer 14

tube through which semen enters the male urethra

Question 15

embryonal carcinoma

Answer 15

malignant tumor of the testes

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epididymis

Answer 16

on of a pair of long, tightly coiled tubes lying on top of each testis; carries sperm cells to the vas deferens

Question 17

epididymitis

Answer 17

inflammation of an epididymis

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erectile dysfunction

Answer 18

inability of an adult male of achieve an erection; impotence

Question 19

flagellum

Answer 19

a flagellum is a hair-like projection on a sperm cell that makes it motile

Question 20

fraternal twins

Answer 20

two infants born of the same pregnancy from two separate ova and two separate sperm cells

Question 21

glans penis

Answer 21

sensitive tip (surrounded by foreskin) of the penis

Question 22

gonorrhea

Answer 22

sexually transmitted infection involving inflammation of genital tract mucous membranes and caused by gonococci (berry-shaped bacteria)

Question 23

herpes genitalis

Answer 23

sexually transmitted infection of the skin and mucosa of the genitals caused by herpes simplex virus and marked by blisters

Question 24

human papillomavirus

Answer 24

infection of the skin and mucous membranes in the anogenital region by the human papillomavirus

Question 25

hydrocele

Answer 25

hernia (sac of clear, watery fluid) within the scrotum

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hypospadias

Answer 26

congenital anomaly in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside of the penis

Question 27

identical twins

Answer 27

two infants resulting from division of one fertilized egg into two separate embryos

Question 28

impotence

Answer 28

inability of an adult male to achieve an erection; erectile dysfunction

Question 29

ligation

Answer 29

tying off a tube or blood vessel; thread or wire is used

Question 30

oliogospermia

Answer 30

scanty (less than the normal number of sperm in semen) sperm count

Question 31

orchiectomy

Answer 31

removal (excision) of a testis

Question 32

orchiopexy

Answer 32

surgical fixation of an undescended testis in the scrotum

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orchitis

Answer 33

inflammation of a testis

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parenchyma

Answer 34

functional, essential tissue of a organ; the seminiferous tubules are the parenchyma of the testis

Question 35

penile

Answer 35

pertaining to the penis

Question 36

penoscrotal

Answer 36

pertaining to the penis and scrotum

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perineum

Answer 37

in a male, the external area between the anus and the scrotum; in a female, the external area between the anus and the vagina

Question 38

phimosis

Answer 38

narrowing (stricture) of the opening of the prepuce (foreskin) over the glans penis

Question 39

photoselective vaporization

Answer 39

a minimally invasive surgical procedure for treating of the prostate benign prostatic hyperplasia in which a green laser light is used to remove prostatic tissue

Question 40

prepuce

Answer 40

fold of skin covering the glans penis (tip of the penis); foreskin

Question 41

prostatectomy

Answer 41

removal (excision) of the prostate gland

Question 42

prostate gland

Answer 42

exocrine gland, in men, at the base of the urinary bladder; it secreted fluid (part of semen) into the urethra during ejaculation

Question 43

prostatitis

Answer 43

inflammation of the prostate gland

Question 44

purulent

Answer 44

pus-filled; forming or containing pus

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scrotum

Answer 45

sac that contains the testes and associated organs

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semen

Answer 46

fluid discharge at ejaculation; consisting of sperm cells and secretions from the prostate gland, seminal vesicles, and bulbourethral glands

Question 47

seminal vesicle

Answer 47

one of a pair of sac-like male exocrine glands lying behind the urinary vesicle bladder and opening into the vas deferens; it secretes fluid that is the major part of semen

Question 48

seminiferous tubules

Answer 48

narrow, coiled tubules that produce spermatozoa in the testes

Question 49

seminoma

Answer 49

malignant tumor within a testis

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spermatogenesis

Answer 50

formation of sperm cells

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spermatozoa

Answer 51

sperm cells

Question 52

spermatozoon

Answer 52

single sperm cell

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spermolytic

Answer 53

pertaining to destruction of sperm cells

Question 54

sterilization

Answer 54

procedure that removes an individual's ability to produce or release reproductive cells

Question 55

stroma

Answer 55

supportive, connective tissue of an organ

Question 56

syphilis

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sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria (spirochetes); a chancre (ulcer) on the genitalia is a characteristic lesion

Question 57

teratoma

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malignant tumor of a testis or ovary; composed of embryonic cells that develop onto different types of tissue

Question 58

testicular

Answer 58

pertaining to a testis or testicle

Question 59

testicular torsion

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twisting of the spermatic cord and blood vessels of the testes

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testis

Answer 60

male gonad that produces spermatozoa (sperm cells) and the hormone testosterone

Question 61

testosterone

Answer 61

male hormone secreted by the interstitial cells of the testes

Question 62

varicocele

Answer 62

enlarged, dilated veins near a testicle

Question 63

vas deferens

Answer 63

narrow tube (one on each side) that carries sperm from the epididymis into the body, around the urinary bladder toward the urethra

Question 64

vasectomy

Answer 64

removing a piece of each vas deferens and tying off each end

Question 65

vasovasostomy

Answer 65

new opening (anastgomosis) of the ends of a severed vas deferens; this surgical procedure reverses a vasectomy