Anatomy
scrotum Audio
scro·tum [ skroh-tuhm ]
Subclass of:
Male Genital Organs
Definitions related to scrotum:
  • A cutaneous pouch of skin containing the testicles and spermatic cords.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • In males, the external sac that contains the testicles.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The musculocutaneous pouch that encloses the testicles.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The pouch that encloses the testicles.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Scrotum, in the male reproductive system, a thin external sac of skin that is divided into two compartments; each compartment contains one of the two testes, the glands that produce sperm, and one of the epididymides, where the sperm is stored. The scrotum is a unique anatomical feature of humans...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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