Genitalia, Male
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The male reproductive organs. They are divided into the external organs (PENIS, SCROTUM, and URETHRA) and the internal organs (TESTIS, EPIDIDYMIS, VAS DEFERENS, SEMINAL VESICLES, EJACULATORY DUCTS, PROSTATE, and BULBOURETHRAL GLANDS). |
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GEN: prefer specifics; dis = GENITAL DISEASES, MALE |
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Accessory Sex Organs, Male,Male Genital Effects |
Genitalia, Male Categories.
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Bulbourethral Glands - Glands situated on each side of the prostate that secrete a fluid component of the seminal fluid into the urethra. |
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Ejaculatory Ducts |
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Penis - The external reproductive organ of males. It is composed of a mass of erectile tissue enclosed in three cylindrical fibrous compartments. Two of the three compartments, the corpus cavernosa, are placed side-by-side along the upper part of the organ. The third compartment below, the corpus spongiosum, houses the urethra. |
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Prostate - A gland in males that surrounds the neck of the BLADDER and the URETHRA. It secretes a substance that liquifies coagulated semen. It is situated in the pelvic cavity behind the lower part of the PUBIC SYMPHYSIS, above the deep layer of the triangular ligament, and rests upon the RECTUM. |
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Scrotum |
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Seminal Vesicles - A saclike, glandular diverticulum on each ductus deferens in male vertebrates. It is united with the excretory duct and serves for temporary storage of semen. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) |
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Spermatic Cord |
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Testis - The male gonad containing two functional parts: the SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES for the production and transport of male germ cells (SPERMATOGENESIS) and the interstitial compartment containing LEYDIG CELLS that produce ANDROGENS. |
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Vas Deferens - The excretory duct of the testes that carries SPERMATOZOA. It rises from the SCROTUM and joins the SEMINAL VESICLES to form the ejaculatory duct. |
Genitalia, Male Definitions and Terms
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