scrotum

American  

[skroh-tuhm] / ˈskroʊ təm /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

scrota, scrotums

1. the pouch of skin that contains the testes.

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scrotum British  

/ ˈskrəʊtəm /

noun

1. the pouch of skin containing the testes in most mammals

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scrotum Scientific  

/ skrō′təm /

plural

scrota

1. The external sac of skin that encloses the testes in most mammals. The scrotum keeps the testes at the optimal temperature (slightly below body temperature) for producing sperm.

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scrotum Cultural  

1. The external pouch or sac located behind the penis. The scrotum contains the testes. (See reproductive systems.)

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Other Word Forms

• scrotal
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of scrotum

1590–1600; < Latin scrōtum, variant of scrautum quiver

Example Sentences

When the Puncture is made, it ought to be done in the upper-part of the Scrotum, because it is less painful than the lower, and less subject to Inflammation.

From The Compleat Surgeon or, the whole Art of Surgery explain'd in a most familiar Method. by Le Clerc, Charles Gabriel

Ruptures sometimes attain a monstrous Size; and a great Part of the Guts fall down in to the Scrotum or Bag, without any Symptom of an actual Disease.

From Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David)