Medical Terminology
A Programmed Learning Approach
to the Language of Health Care, 2nd Edition
Chapter 14:
Male Reproductive System
Combining Forms for the Male
Reproductive System
balan/o
glans penis
balanoplasty
epididym/o
epididymis
epididymitis
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Combining Forms for the Male
Reproductive System
orch/o
orchi/o
orchid/o
test/o
testis or
testicle
orchitis
orchiopexy
orchidectomy
testicle
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Combining Forms for the Male
Reproductive System
perine/o
perineum
perineal
prostat/o
prostate
prostatodynia
sperm/o
spermat/o
sperm (seed)
oligospermia
spermatic
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Combining Forms for the Male
Reproductive System
vas/o
vessel
vasorrhaphy
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Male Reproductive System
p.670
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Male Reproductive System
Functions
 Produce and maintain sperm
 Introduce sperm into the female reproductive
tract to fertilize the female ovum
 Secretes certain hormones necessary for the
maintenance of secondary sexual
characteristics in the male
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Penis
 Erectile tissue covered with skin
 Contains:
 urethra for urination
 ducts for secretion of seminal fluid (semen)

semen
 mixture of the secretions of the testes, seminal
vesicles, prostate, and bulbourethral glands
 Discharged from the male urethra during orgasm
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Penis
(continued)
 glans penis

bulging structure at the distal end of the penis
 prepuce


foreskin; loose casing covering the glans penis
removed by circumcision
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Scrotum
 A bag; skin-covered pouch in the groin that is
divided into two sacs, each containing a testis
and an epididymis
 testis (testicle)



one of two male reproductive glands
located in the scrotum
produces sperm and the male hormone testosterone
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Scrotum
(continued)
 sperm


male gamete or sex cell produced in the testes
unites with the ovum in the female to produce
offspring
 epididymis — coiled duct on top and at the side
of the testis that stores sperm before emission

vas deferens
 duct that carries sperm from the epididymis to the
ejaculatory duct
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Scrotum


(continued)
seminal vesicle
 one of two sacs connected to the vas deferens
 secretes an alkaline substance into the semen to
enable the sperm to live longer
ejaculatory duct
 duct formed by the union of the vas deferens with
the duct of the seminal vesicle
 its fluid is carried into the urethra
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Symptomatic terms
 Aspermia
B
 Azoospermia
D
 Oligospermia
A
 Mucopurulent discharge
C
 A. Scanty production
and expulsion of sperm
 B. inability to secrete or
ejaculate sperm
 C. drainage of mucous
and pus
 D. semen w/out living
spermatozoa; infertility
Testes and Appendages
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Cryptorchism
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Prostate
 Trilobular gland that encircles the urethra
 Located just below the bladder
 Secretes an alkaline fluid into the semen
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Diagnostic terms
 Anorchism
 Balanitis
 Erectile dysfunction (ED)
 Peyronic disease
 Phimosis
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Diagnostic Terms
 Benign prostatic hyperplasia
 Enlargement of the prostate gland, common in older
men, causing urinary obstruction
 Prostate cancer
 Malignancy of the prostate gland
 Prostatitis
 Inflammation of the prostate
Normal Prostate
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Hypertrophic Prostate
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Diagnostic terms
 Testicular cancer
 Malignant tumor in one or both testicles commonly
developing from the germ cells that produce sperm
 Seminoma
 Most common type of testicular tumor, composed of
immature germ cells, highly treatable with early
detection
Sexually transmitted diseases
 Major bacterial STDs
 Syphilis



Spirochete
Involve any organ or tissue over time
Manifests first on the skin w/small painless , red papules that
erode and form bloodless ulcers called chancres
Bacterial STDs
 Gonorrhea



Contagious inflammation of genital mucous membrane
Gonococcus Neisseria gonorrhea
Urethral discharge
 Chlamydia



Most common in North America
No symptoms
Tx after it has spread
Major Viral STDs
 HVB
C
 HSV- 2
B
 HIV
D
 HPV
A
 A. cauliflower-like warts on mucous
membranes- direct sexual contact
 B. ulcer-like lesions; virus lies
dormant on nerve until times of
stress
 C. inflammation of the liver;
transmitted through any body fluid
 D. permits various opportunistic
infections, malignancies, and
neurological diseases
Diagnostic tests
 Biopsy (Bx)
 Tissue sampling used to identify neoplasia
 Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test
 Blood tests used to screen for prostate cancer
 Digital rectal exam (DRE)
 Insertion of a finger into the
male rectum to palpate the
rectum and prostate
Diagnostic tests cont’
 Semen analysis
 Study of semen, including sperm count, morphology,
and motility; performed to rule out infertility
 Endorectal sonogram of the prostate
 Scan of the prostate made after
introducing an ultrasonic
transducer into the rectum,
also used to guide needle biopsy
Operative terms
 Circumcision
 Removal of the foreskin (prepuce) exposing the glans penis
 Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
 Removal of prostatic gland tissue through the urethra using a
resectoscope; Tx for benign hyperplasia/hypertrophy
 Vasectomy
 Removal of a segment of the vas deferens to produce sterility in the
male
 Vasovasostomy
 Restoration of the function of the vas deferens to regain fertility
after vasectomy
Circumcision
Transurethral resection of the
prostate
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Therapeutic terms
 Chemotherapy
C
 Radiation therapy
D
 HRT
A
 Penile prosthesis
E
 Penile self-injection
B
 A. use of hormone to remedy




deficiency or regulate
production
B. used to treat erectile
dysfunction
C. chemical agents used to
destroy selected cells or impair
ability to reproduce
D. Tx of neoplastic disease using
radiation to stop proliferation of
malignant cells
E. implantation of a device
designed to provide an erection
of the penis; tx physical
impotence