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“scrotum”
scrotum (s), scrota (pl)
1. The pouch found in most male mammals that contains the testicles and part of the spermatic cord.
2. The pouch that contains the testes and their accessory organs.
It allows sperm to develop at a temperature lower than that of the body.
It is composed of skin, the dartos [muscular, contractile tissue under the skin], the spermatic [semen or sperm], cremasteric [muscles suspending and enveloping the testicles and spermatic cord], infundibuliform fasciae [membranous layer encircling the spermatic cord with a sheath of tissue], and the tunica vaginalis [serous (serum) membrane surrounding the front and sides of the testicle].
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“scrotum”
(Greek: scrotum; a combining form denoting relationship to the scrotum or the pouch of skin which contains the testes, epididymides, and lower portions of the spermatic cords)
(Greek: space between the scrotum or mons veneris and the anus)