Male Reproductive
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19 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 aspermia | inability to secrete or ejaculate sperm |
| azoospermia | semen without living spermatozoa |
| oligospermia | scanty production and expulsion of sperm |
| anorchism | absence of one or both testes |
| cryptorchism | undescended testicle |
| hydrocele | hernia of fluid in the testis or tubes leading from the testis |
| hypospadias | congenital opening of the male urethra on the under surface of the penis |
| erectile dysfunction | failure to initiate or maintain an erection until ejaculation |
| BPH | enlargement of the prostate gland causing urinary obstruction |
| prostatitis | inflammation of the prostate |
| varicocele | enlarged, swollen, herniated veins near the testis |
| condyloma | virus transmitted by direct sexual contact that causes an infection that can occur on the skin or mucous membranes of the genitals |
| DRE | insertion of a finger into the male rectum to palpate the rectum and prostate |
| PSA test | blood test used to screen for prostate cancer |
| circumcision | removal of the foreskin, exposing the glans penis |
| orchiectomy | removal of a testicle |
| TURP | removal of prostatic gland tissue through the urethra using a resectoscope |
| vasectomy | removal of a segment of the vas deferens to produce sterility in the male |
| vasovasectomy | restoration of the function of the vas deferens to regain fertility after vasectomy |
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