Medical Terminology Simplified

8–124 The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is a blood test that screens

for prostate abnormalities. Elevated levels of PSA are associated with prostate

enlargement and cancer. The abbreviation for prostate-specific antigenis

____________________.

8–125 Build medical words that mean

inflammation of the prostate gland:____________________ / __________

inflammation of the prostate gland and bladder:

____________________ / _____ / __________ / __________

8–126 Prostat/o/cyst/o/tomy is an incision of the____________________ and

____________________.

8–127 The (8) penisis the male sex organ that transports the sperm into the fe-

male vagina. A slightly enlarged region at the tip of the penis is the (9) glans penis.

The tip of the penis is covered by a fold of skin called the (10) foreskin, or prepuce.

Label Figure 8–10 as you learn the names of organs of reproduction.

8–128 Hydr/o/cele is a collection of fluid in a saclike cavity, specifically the testis.

Analyze hydr/o/cele by defining the elements.

hydr/o:____________________

-cele:____________________, ____________________

Competency Verification:Check your labeling of Figure 8–10 in Appendix B: Answer Key, page 588.

8–129 Prostate CA is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in men (after lung

and colon CA). Surgery may be performed to remove the prostate and adjacent af-

fected tissues.

Develop a surgical term that means excision of the prostate gland.

____________________ / ____________________

8–130 Currently, PSA is considered the most sensitive tumor marker for prostate

____________________.

8–131 Tumors may be benign or malignant. Benign tumors are not malignant

(cancerous) and not life-threatening. A malignant tumor, however, is cancerous

and life- ____________________.

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PSA

prostat/itis

prŏs-tă-TĪ-tĭs

prostat/o/cyst/itis

prŏs-tă-tō-sĭs-TĪ-tĭs

prostate, bladder

PRŎS-tāt

water

hernia, swelling

HĔR-nē-ă

prostat/ectomy

prŏs-tă-TĔK-tō-mē

cancer

threatening