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| Reproductive cell that contains one-half of the chromosomes required to produce an offspring of the species |
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| Psychological and physical state for sexual activity |
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| Fluid containing sperm and secretions from the prostate and other structures of the make reproductive system; also called seminal fluid |
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| Ringlike muscle that opens and closes a body opening to allow or restrict passage through the structure |
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| Androgenic hormone responsible for the development of the male sex organs, including the penis, testicles, scrotum, and prostate |
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| vessel; vas deferens; duct |
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| forming, producing, origin |
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| Inflammation of theh skin covering the glans penis, caused by bacteria, fungi, or a virus |
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| Repeated inability to initiate or maintain an erection sufficient for sexual intercourse |
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| Decreased or lac of hormones normally produced by the gonads |
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| Congenital abnormality where the opening of the male urethra is on the undersurface f the penis, instead of at its tip |
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| Stenosis or narrowing of foreskin so that it cannot be retracted over the glans penis |
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| Prolonged and often painful erection of the penis, which occurs without sexual stimulation |
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| Acute or chronic inflammation of the prostate |
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| Any of the various disorders that affect the testes |
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| Absence of one or both testicles; also called anorchia or anorchidism |
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| Inflammation of the epididymis |
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| Swelling of the sac surrounding the testes that is typically harmless |
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| Painful swelling of one or both testes, commonly associated with mumps that develop after puberty |
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| Abnormal, fluid-filled sac that develops in the epididymis and may or may not contain sperm; also called spermatic cyst |
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| New tissue growth that appears on one or both testes and may be malignant or benign |
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| Spontaneous twisting of a testicle within the scrotum, leading to a decrease in blood flow to the affected testicle |
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| Swelling and distension of veins of the spermatic cord, somewhat resembling varicose veins of the legs |
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| Inability to produce offspring; in the male, inability to fertilize the ovum |
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| digital rectal examination |
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| Screening test that assesses the rectal wall surface for lesions or evaluates abnormalities of the pelvic area |
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| Removal of one or both testicles; also called castration or orchidectomy |
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| Removal of the foreskin, or fold of skin covering the tip, glans, of the penis |
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| Fixation of the testes in the scrotum |
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| Removal of all or part of the prostate |
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| Transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) |
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| Exicion of the prostate gland by inserting a special endoscope (resectoscope) through the urethra and into the bladder to remove small pieces of tissue from the prostate gland |
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| Reconstruction of the urethra to relive stricture or narrowing |
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| Removal of all or a segment of the vas deferens for male sterilization |
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| Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) |
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| Blood test used to detect prostatic disorders, especially prostate cancer; also called tumor marker test |
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| Test that analyses a semen sample for volume, sperm count, motility, and morphology to evaluate fertility or verify sterilization after a vasectomy |
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| US using an US probe inserted through the rectum to evaluate the prostate; also called transrectal US |
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| US used to assess the contents of the scrotum, including the testicles, epididymis, and vas deferens; also called testicular US |
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