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nounthe external pouch that contains the testes
Definition that contains scrotum
- scrotal relating to or having or lying within a scrotum
- elephantiasis hypertrophy of certain body parts (usually legs and scrotum); the end state of the disease filariasis
- hydrocele disorder in which serous fluid accumulates in a body sac (especially in the scrotum)
- monorchidism failure of one testes to descend into the scrotum
- oscheocele swelling of the scrotum
- suspensory a bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast)
- spermatic cord a structure resembling a cord that suspends the testis within the scrotum and contains the vas deferens and other vessels and nerves
- cryptorchidy failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops
- cryptorchism failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops
- vena scrotalis veins passing from the scrotum to the pudendal veins