andr/o
male
androgen
male hormone
balan/o
glans penis
balanitis
inflammation of the glans penis
cry/o
cold
cryogenic surgery
produced by or in cold
Use of extremely cold temperatures to freeze or destroy tissue
crypt/o
hidden
cryptorchidism
condition of hidden testicle/s
epididym/o
epididymis
epididymitis
inflammation of the epididymis
gon/o
seed
gonorrhea
flow or discharge from the seed
STD involving inflammation of genital tract mucous membranes
hydr/o
water, fluid
hydrocele
hernia of water
Hernia (sac of clear, watery fluid) within the scrotum
orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o
testis, testicle
orchiectomy
process of cutting the testicles
Castration
orchitis
inflammation of the testicles
pen/o
penis
penile
pertaining to the penis
prostat/o
prostate gland
prostatitis
inflammation of the prostrate gland
semin/i
semen, seed
seminiferous tubules
tubules pertaining to bearing/ bearing/carrying semen (seed)
sperm/o, spermat/o
spermatozoa, semen
spermolytic
reducing, destroying, separating, breakdown of spermatozoa, sperm
oligospermia
condition of scanty spermatozoa, semen
aspermia
condition of lack of or no spermatozoa
terat/o
monster
teratoma
monster tumor occur in testes or ovaries. Composed of different types of tissues
test/o
testis, testicle
testicular
pertaining to testis or testicle
varic/o
varicose veins
varicocele
varicose vein hernia (usually above the testes), a collection of varicose (swollen, twisted) veins above the testis
vas/o
vessel, duct; vas deferens
vasectomy
process of cutting the vas deferens
zo/o
animal life
azoospermia
condition of lack of or no life in spermatozoa in semen
-genesis
formation
spermatogenesis
formation of spermatozoa
-one
hormone
testosterone
steroid hormone from testis
-pexy
fixation, put in one place
orchipexy
fix or put in place the testis, testicle
A surgical procedure to correct cryptorchidism (where one or both testicles do not descent by the time of birth into the scrotal sac from the abdominal cavity
-stomy
new opening
vasovasostomy
Reversal of vasectomy where a urologist rejoins the cut ends of the vas deferens