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orch/o
orchi/o
orchid/o
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| inability to secrete or ejaculate sperm |
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| semen without living spermatozoa, sign of infertility in a male (zoo = life) |
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| scanty production and expulsion of sperm |
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| drainage of mucus and pus |
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| absence of one or both testicles |
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| absence of one or both testes |
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| inflammation of the glans penis |
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| undecended testicle or failure of a testis to decend into scrotal sac during fetal development. it most ofetn remains lodged in the abdomen or inquinal canal, requiring surgical repair |
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| herina of fluid in the testis or tubes leading from the testis |
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| congenital opening of the male urethra on the undersurface of the penis |
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| benign prostatic hypertrophy |
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| enlargement of the prostate gland that causes urinary obstruction; common in older men. |
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| malingnancy of the prostate gland |
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| inflammation of the prostate |
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| common type of malignant tumor of the testicle (testicular tumor) |
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| enlarged, swollen, herniated veins near the testis |
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| most common sexually transmitted bacterial infection in North America. Often occurs with no symptoms and is treated only after it has spread |
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| contagious inflammation of the genital mucous membranes caused by invasion of the gonococcus, Neisseria gonorrhea. The term was named for the urethral discharge characteristic of the infection, which was first through to be a leakage of semen (gono = seed, rrhea = discharge); genus was named by the Polish dermatologist Albert Neisser |
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| virus that causes inflammation of the liver, transmitted through any body fluid, including vaginal secretions, semen and blood |
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| herpes simplex virus type 2 |
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| virus that causes ulcerlike lesions of the genital and anorectal skin and mucosa; after the initial infection, the virus lies dormant in the nerve cell root and may recur at times of stress. |
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| human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) |
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| virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) which permits various oportunistic infections, malignancies, and neurologic diseases; contracted through exposure to contaminated blood or body fluid (e.g. semen or vaginal secretions) |
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| virus transmitted by direct sexual contact that causes an infectino that can occur on the skin or mucous membranes of the genitals. on the skin, lesions can appear as cauliflowerlike warts, and on mucous membranes, they have a flat appearance (known as venereal or genital warts) |
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| digital rectal exam (DRE) |
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| insertion of a finger into the male rectum to palpate the rectum and prostate |
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| prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test |
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| blood test used to screen for prostate cancer; an elevated level of the antigen indicates the possible presence of tumor |
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| removal of the foreskin (prepuce) exposing the glans penis |
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| removal of the prostate gland |
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| removal of a segment of the vas deferens to produce sterility in the male. |
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| treatment of malignancies, infections, and other diseases with chemical agents the destroy selected cells or impair their ability to reproduce |
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| treatment of neoplastic disease using radiation, usually from cobalt source, to stop the proliferation of malignant cells |
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| hormome replacement therapy |
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| use of a hormone to remedy a deficiency or regulate production of testosterone |
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| implantation of a device designed to provide for erection of the penis; used to treat physical impotence |
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