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The Male Reproductive System Male Reproduction Anatomy • balan/o • penis • epididym/o • epididymis – duct atop testes that stores sperm and carries it to the vas deferens • orchid/o, orchi/o, orch/o, test/o • testicle, testis • produce testosterone and sperm cells andr/o, M = Male Male Reproduction Anatomy • sperm/o, spermat/o • sperm • prostat/o • prostate gland • upper end of urethra; secretes fluid that aids in the movement of sperm • vas/o • vas deferens • duct that carries sperm from epididymis to the urethra Male Reproductive Diseases & Disorders BPH • Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia • noncancerous, excessive development of the prostate gland cryptorchidism • crypt/o = hidden • orchid/o = testes • -ism = condition • undescended testicles; state of hidden testes Male Reproductive Diseases & Disorders prostate cancer • cancer of the prostate gland • most commonly diagnosed cancer in men • usually occurs later in life PSA • prostate-specific antigen • blood test that measures for prostate cancer Reproductive Diseases & Disorders HIV • human immunodeficiency virus • a type of virus that causes AIDS AIDS • acquired immunodeficiency syndrome • a disease that affects the body’s immune system • transmitted sexually, by contaminated needles, or contaminated blood transfusions Reproductive Diseases & Disorders STD/STI • sexually transmitted disease/infection HPV • human papillomavirus (pap-i-LO-ma-virus) • STD that causes genital warts Male Reproductive Surgical Terms TUR transurethral resection through the urethra surgical removal of TURP TURB transurethral resection of the prostate transurethral resection of the bladder Male Reproductive System coitus, copulation • sexual intercourse circumcision • surgical removal of the foreskin DRE • digital rectal exam • PE in which the physician inserts a finger into the rectum and feels for size and shape of prostate gland through the rectal wall Male Reproductive System vasectomy • surgical removal of a portion of the vas deferens • results in male sterilization sterilization • process that makes one unable to reproduce infertility • reduced or absent ability to produce offspring Male Reproductive System testitis prostatotomy oligospermia orchidopexy spermatolysis balanoplasty vasectomy prostatocystitis orchidoplasty andropathy andropathy aspermia
