Medical Terminology Simplified

8–107 A spermat/o/lith is a____________________, or

____________________, in the spermatic duct.

8–108 The suffix -genesisis used in words to mean forming, producing, origin.

Construct a word that means producing or forming sperm.

____________________ / _____ / ____________________

8–109 Use spermat/oto form a word that means

spermatozoa, or sperm cell:____________________ / _____ / __________

resembling spermatozoa, or sperm:____________________ / __________

8–110 Spermat/uria is a condition in which there is sperm in the urine.

A discharge of semen in urine is also called____________________ / __________.

8–111 A/spermat/ism is a condition in which a male lacks sperm.

A/spermat/ism literally means____________________sperm.

8–112 Olig/o/sperm/ia, also known as a low sperm count, is a condition in

which there are fewer sperm cells in the ejaculate than normal. It is one of the main

causes of male infertility.

Use olig/oto build a word that means condition of scanty sperm.

__________ / _____ / __________

8–113 When the physician detects a low sperm count, the Dx is noted in the

medical record as__________ / _____ / ____________________ / __________.

8–114 A comma-shaped organ, the (3) epididymis,stores and propels sperm to-

ward the urethra during ejaculation. The (4) vas deferens, also called ductus defer-

ens, is a duct that transports sperm from the testes to the urethra. The sperm is

excreted in the semen, or seminal fluid. Semen is a mixture of secretions from the

(5) seminal vesicles,(6) prostate gland,and (7) bulbourethral glands, also known

as Cowper glands. Label Figure 8–10 as you continue to learn about the male

reproductive organs.

8–115 Ducts of bulbourethral (Cowper) glands open into the urethra and secrete

thick mucus that acts as a lubricant during sexual stimulation.

Write the CF that refers to mucus.

__________ / _____

Boldfaceindicates a word root or combining form. Blueindicates a suffix. Pinkindicates a prefix.

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stone, calculus

KĂL-kū-lŭs

spermat/o/genesis

spĕr-măt-ō-JĔN-ĕ-sĭs

without

olig/o/sperm/ia

ŏl-ĭ-gō-SPĔR-mē-ă

muc/o

spermat/o/cyte

spĕr-MĂT-ō-sīt

spermat/oid

SPĔR-mă-toyd

spermat/uria

spĕr-mă-TŪ-rē-ă

olig/o/sperm/ia

ŏl-ĭ-gō-SPĔR-mē-ă