Chapter 10 - Male Reproductive System
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 prostate | word denoting the gland in the male that surrounds the neck of the bladder and the urethra |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -atic | pertaining to |
| -tomy | incision |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasty | plastic surgery |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| orchi(o), orchid(o) | relationship to the testes |
| testis | denoting the male gonad |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| osche(o) | denoting relationship to the scrotum |
| -oma | tumor |
| prostatectomy | excision of the prostate gland |
| prostatitis | inflammation of the prostate gland |
| prostatic | pertaining to the prostate gland |
| prostatotomy | incision into the prostate gland |
| orchitis | inflammation of a testis |
| orchiopathy | any disease of the testes |
| orchiditis | inflammation of a testis |
| orchidoplasty | plastic surgery of the testis |
| orchiopexy | surgical fixation in the scrotum of an undescended testis |
| testicular | pertaining to the testis |
| testitis | inflammation of a testis |
| oscheal | pertaining to the scrotum |
| oscheitis | inflammation of the scrotum |
| oscheoma | a tumor of the scrotum |
| oscheoplasty | plastic surgery of the scrotum |
| balan(o) | combining form indicating relationship to the glans penis |
| andr(o) | denoting relationship to the male gender |
| -gen | producing |
| -pathy | disease |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -cyte | cell |
| -logy | study of, the science of |
| balanoplasty | plastic surgery of the glans penis |
| balanitis | inflammation of the glans penis |
| balanorrhagia | balanitis with free discharge of pus |
| androgen | any substance that conduces to masculinization |
| andropathy | any disease peculiar to men |
| androgenic | pertaining to producing male characteristics |
| androcyte | male sex cell |
| andrology | scientific study of the masculine constitution and the diseases of the male organs |
| epididymis | denoting the elongated cord-like structure along the posterior border of the testis; for transit of spermatozoa |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -tomy | incision |
| vas(o) | denoting relationship to a vessel or duct |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| vesicul(o) | denoting relationship to a vesicle or to the seminal vesicle |
| epididymitis | inflammation of the epididymis |
| epididymal | pertaining to the epididymis |
| epididymectomy | removal/excision of the epididymis |
| epididymotomy | incision into the epididymis |
| vasorrhaphy | suture of a vessel, especially the ductus (vas) deferens |
| vasectomy | surgical removal of all or part of the ductus (vas) deferens |
| vasotomy | incision into a vessel, especially the ductus (vas) deferens |
| vesiculitis | inflammation of a vesicle, especially the seminal vesicle |
| vesiculectomy | removal/excision of a vesicle, especially the seminal vesicle |
| vesiculotomy | incision into a vesicle, especially the seminal vesicle |
| spermat(o), sperm(a), sperm(i) | denoting relationship to spermatozoa |
| semen | denoting spermatozoa in their nutrient plasma |
| -genesis | production of |
| -rrhea | flow |
| -poiesis | form, formation |
| -cide | death, killer |
| -ferous | carrying, bearing |
| spermatic | pertaining to the sperm |
| spermatogenesis | producing sperm |
| spermatolysis | process of destroying sperm |
| spermatorrhea | involuntary discharge of semen without orgasm |
| spermatopoietic | production and formation of sperm |
| spermatocyte | a sperm cell |
| spermicide | an agent that is destructive to spermatozoa |
| seminal | pertaining to semen |
| seminiferous | conveying semen |
| seminoma | malignant neoplasm of the testis |
| seminology | the scientific study of semen and spermatozoa |
| erectile agents | agents that enhance the erectile function of the penis |
| estrogen hormones | agents used in the treatment of prostatic cancer |
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