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| primary male sex organs, paired, oval-shaped, and enclosed in a sac called the scrotum. tested produces spermatozoa [sperm cells] and the hormone testosterone |
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| the microscopic male germ cell, which, when united with the ovum, produces a zygote [fertilized egg] that with subsequent development becomes an embryo |
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| principle male sex hormone. its chief function is to stimulate the development of the male reproductive organs and secondary sex characteristics such as facial hair |
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| up to 900 coiled tubes within the testes in which spermatogenesis occurs |
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| a coiled 20-foot tube atop each of the testes that carries the mature sperm up to the vas deferens |
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| vas deferens, ductus deferens, or seminal duct |
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| duct carrying the sperm from the epididymis to the urethra [the urethra also connects with the urinary bladder and carries urine outside the body. a circular muscle constricts during intercourse to prevent urination.] |
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| two main glands located at the base of the bladder that open into the vas deferens. the glands secret a thick fluid, which forms part of the semen |
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| encircles the upper end of the urethra. the prostate gland secrets a fluid that aids in movement of sperm and ejaculation |
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| sac suspended on both sides of and just behind the penis. testes are enclosed withing |
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| male organ of urination and copulation |
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| enlarged tip on end of penis |
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| composed of sperm, seminal fluids, and other secretions |
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| orchid/o, orchi/o, orch/o, test/o |
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| state of absense of testis |
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| inflammation of the glans penis |
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| excessive discharge from glans penis |
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| benign prostatic hyperplasia [BPH] |
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| excessive development pertaining to the prostate gland [nonalignment enlargement of prostate gland] |
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| inflammation of an epedidymis |
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| inflammation of testis and epididymis |
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| orchitis, orchiditis, testitis |
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| inflammation of testis or tesicle |
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| inflammation of prostate gland |
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| inflammation of prostate gland and bladder |
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| excessive discharge from prostate gland |
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| inflammation of prostate gland and seminal vesicles |
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| inability of the male to attain or maintain an erection sufficient to perform sexual intercourse [formerly known as impotence] |
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| scrotal swelling caused by collection of fluid |
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| a tightness of foreskin that prevent its retraction over glans. may be congenital or a result of balanitis. circumcision is usual treatment. |
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| persistent abnormal erection of the penis accompanied by pain and tenderness |
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| twisting of spermatic cord causion decreased blood flow to testis. occurs most often during puberty. because of lack of blood flow to testis, considered medical emergency |
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| enlarged veins of spermatic cord |
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| surgical repair of glans penis |
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| orchidectomy, orchiectomy |
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| excision of testis. aka castration |
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| surgical fixation of a testicle [performed to bring undescended testicles into scrotum] |
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| surgical repair of a testis |
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| excision of prostate gland |
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| incision into the prostate gland and bladder |
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| incision into the proistate gland to remove a stone |
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| excision of prostate gland and seminal vesicles |
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| excision of a duct [partial excision of vas deferens bilaterally, resulting in male sterilization] |
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| creation of artifical openings between ducts [ the severed ends of the vas deferens are reconnected in an attempt to restore fertility in men who have had a vasectomy] |
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| excision of seminal vesicle |
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| surgical removal of foreskiin |
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| surgical remoival of hydrocele |
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| surgical implantation of a penis prosthesis to correct erectile dysfunction |
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| excision of prostate gland through an abdominal incision made above the pubic bone. used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer |
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| transurethral incision of prostate gland [TUIP] |
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| a surgical precedure that widens the urethra by making a few small incision in the bladder neck and the prostate gland. no prostate tissue is removed. TUIP may be used instead of TURP when prostate gland is less enlarged |
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| transurethral microwave thermotherapy [TUMT] |
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| a treatment that eliminates excess cells present in a benign prostatic hyperplasia by using heat generated by microwave |
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| transurethral resection of the prostate gland [TURP] |
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| successive pieces of the prostate gland tissue are resected by using a resectoscope inserted through the urethra. the capsule is left intact. usually performed when the enlarged prostate gland interferes with urination |
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| an ultrasound proceduyre used to diagnose prostate cancer. sound waves are obtained by placing a prove into the rectum. the sound waves are transformed into an image of the prostate gland. |
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| prostate=specific antigen [PSA] |
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| a blood test that measures the level of prostate-specific antigen in the blood. elevated test results may indicate the prsence of prostate cancer. |
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| digital rectal examination [DRE] |
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| a physical examination in which physician inserts a finger into rectum and feels for size and shape of rectal wall. used to screen for BPH and cancer of prostate. BPH usually presents as a uniform, nontender enlargement whereas cancer usually presents as a stony hard module. |
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| diseases of the male [that is, peculiar to the male, such as a testitis] |
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| condition of scanty sperm in semen |
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| acquired immunodeficiency syndrome [AIDS] |
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| a disease that affects the body's immune system, transmitted by exchange of body fluid during the sexual act, reuse of contaminated needles, or receiving contaminated blood transfusions |
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| introduction of semen into vagina by artificial means |
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| an std, sometimes referred to as a silent STD because many people are not aware they have the disease. symptoms that occur when the disease becomes serious are painful urination and discharge from penis in men and genital itching, vaginal discarhge, and bleeding between menstrual periods in women. causative agent is c. trachomatis |
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| sexual intercourse between male and female aka copulation |
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| std caused by herpesvirus bominis type 2 [aka herpes simplex virus] |
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| male and female sex glands |
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| contagious, inflammatory sexually transmitted disease caused by bacterial organism that affects the mucuous membranes of genitourinary system |
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| human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] |
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| a type of retrovirus that causes AIDS. HIV infects T-helper cells of the immune system, allowing for opportunistic infecitons such as candidiasis, p.carinii pneuomonia, tuberculosis, and kaposia sarcoma |
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| human papilloma virus [HPV] |
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| A prevalent STD causing benign or cancerous growths in male and female genitals [aka venereal warts] |
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| an artifical replacement of an absent body part |
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| period hwne secondary sex characteristics develope and the ability to reproduce sexually begins |
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| process that renders an indiviudal unable to produce offspring |
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| infectious STD having lesions that can affect any organ or tissue; a syphilitic mother may transmit the disease to hjer unborn infant because the causative organism is able to pass through the placenta |
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| AN STD caused by a one-cell organism, trichomonas. it infects the genitourinary tract. men may be asymptomatic of may devlope urethritis, an enlarged prostate gland, or epididymitis. women have vaginal itching, dysuria, and vaginal or urethral discharge |
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