Glossary, Chapter 16

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Table 16.2 Anatomy and Physiology Terms Relating to the Male Reproductive System

bulbourethral glands/Cowper's glands (n)  corpus cavernosum (n); corpora cavernosa (pl) corpus spongiosum (n)  ejaculation (n); ejaculate (n & v)   ejaculatory ducts (n)   epididymis (n)  foreskin/prepuce (n)  gamete (n)  genitalia, genitals (pl)  glans penis (n)  gonads (pl)  ovum (n); ova (pl)  penis (n); penes (pl); penile (adj)  prostate [gland] (n)  scrotum (n); scrota, scrotums (pl); scrotal (adj)  semen (n); semina, semens (pl); seminal (adj)  seminal vesicles (n)  sperm, spermatozoa (n)  testis (n); testes (pl)  testicle (n); testicular (adj)  vas deferens/ductus deferens (n)  zygote (n)

Table 16.3 Congenital Anomalies of the Male Reproductive System

ambiguous genitalia (n)  anorchism (n)  cryptorchism (n)  epispadias (n)  hermaphroditism/hermaphrodism (n); hermaphrodite (n)  hypospadias (n)  polyorchism/polyorchidism (n)

Table 16.4 Wellness and Illness Terms Relating to the Male Reproductive System

aspermatogenesis (n)  aspermia (n)  balanitis (n)  benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) (n)  circumcision (n)  epididymitis (n)  hydrocele (n)  impotence (n)  oligospermia (n)  orchitis (n)  phimosis (n); phimoses (pl)  priapism (n)  prostatitis (n)  sterility (n)  testicular torsion (n)  varicocele (n)

Table 16.5 Tests and Procedures Relating to the Male Reproductive System

epididymotomy (n)  epididymovasectomy (n)  orchidorrhaphy (n)  orchiectomy (n)  prostate-specific antigen (PSA) (n)  transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)  vasectomy (n)  vesiculectomy (n)