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

Example Sentences

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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 Bell, Joseph

This is an enlargement of the venous network of the spermatic cord, and gives rise to general thickening of the cord from the testicle up to the ring.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

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 Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)

Varicocele, var′i-kō-sēl, n. an enlargement of the veins of the spermatic cord, or sometimes of the veins of the scrotum.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various