- scrotum
- noun (plural scrota or scrotums) Etymology: Latin; akin to Latin scrautum quiver Date: 1597 the external pouch that in most mammals contains the testes • scrotal adjective
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scrotum — [ skrɔtɔm ] n. m. • 1538; mot lat. ♦ Anat. Enveloppe cutanée des testicules. ⇒ 1. bourse. Adj. SCROTAL, ALE, AUX , 1538 . ● scrotum nom masculin (bas latin scrotum) Enveloppe cutanée superficielle des bourses et de leur contenu, les testicules et … Encyclopédie Universelle
scrotum — (n.) 1590s, from L. scrotum, cognate with O.E. scrud garment (source of SHROUD (Cf. shroud) (n.)). Isn t the sea what Algy calls it: a grey sweet mother? The snotgreen sea. The scrotum tightening sea. Epi oinopa ponton. [Joyce, Ulysses ] … Etymology dictionary
Scrotum — Scro tum, n. [L.] (Anat.) The bag or pouch which contains the testicles; the cod. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scrotum — (lat.), der Hodensack, s.u. Genitalien; daher Scrotocēle, Hodenbruch. Scrotalis, was sich auf den Hodensack bezieht; daher Scrotiforme nectarium, hodensackförmiges Nectarium. Scrotalarterien, s.u. Beckenarterie b) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Scrōtum — (lat.), Hodensack … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Scrotum — (lat.), der Hodensack (s. Hoden) … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Scrotum — Scrotum, lat., Hodensack; Scrotokele, Hodenbruch … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
scrotum — SCRÓTUM s.n. v. scrot. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN … Dicționar Român
Scrotum — vgl. Skrotum … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
scrotum — ► NOUN (pl. scrota or scrotums) ▪ the pouch of skin containing the testicles. DERIVATIVES scrotal adjective. ORIGIN Latin … English terms dictionary
scrotum — [skrōt′əm] n. pl. scrota [skrōt′ə] or scrotums [L < IE * (s)kreut > SHRED] in most male mammals, the pouch of skin holding the testicles and related structures scrotal adj … English World dictionary
