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Male Reproductive System
terms from male reproductive system
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
10/27/2010

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testes
Definition
primary male sex organ,paired oval shaped, enclosed in scrotum.produce sperm and testosterone (male hormone)
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prepuce
Definition
foreskin around head of penis
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scrotum
Definition
sac suspended just behind penis,encloses the testes
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seminiferous tubules
Definition
aproximately 900 coiled tubes in testes where sperm is made(this process is called spermatogenesis)
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prostate gland
Definition
gland that encircles the upper urethra in the male, secretes fluid that aide the sperm in movement down the urethra, during sexual intercourse
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orchi/o ,
orchid/o
Definition
combining form that means testes
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balan/o
Definition
combining form that means "glans penis"
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crypt/o
Definition
combining form that means hidden
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prim/i
Definition
combining form that means first
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-ism
Definition
suffix that means state of
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-cele
Definition
suffix that means protrusion or hernia
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cryporchidism
Definition
term that means state of hidden testes
(testes that did not move down into scrotal sac)another name for undescended testicles
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