spermatic cord

American  

noun

Anatomy.

1. the cord by which a testis is suspended in the scrotum, containing the vas deferens and the blood vessels and nerves of the testis.

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spermatic cord British  

noun

1. a cord in many male mammals that passes from each testis to the abdominal cavity and contains the spermatic artery and vein, vas deferens, and lymphatics

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Etymology

Origin of spermatic cord

First recorded in 1790–1800

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spermatic cord

From the male reproductive organs, each testicular vein flows from the scrotum, forming a portion of the spermatic cord.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

The spermatic cord however escaped, and a hematoma, the size of a child's head, formed on account of which he had to go to the hospital.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle

If the finger therefore be passed under the spermatic cord through this opening in the fascia, it will come in immediate contact with the artery which lies on the outside of the external iliac vein.

From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Joseph Bell

There was no hemorrhage from the external wound, nor pain in the spermatic cord or testicle.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle

He was thereupon so appointed upon account of "chronic enlargement of the spermatic cord of several years' standing, consequent upon hydrocele."

From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 3: Grover Cleveland, First Term by James D. (James Daniel) Richardson

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