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Webster 1913 Edition


Scrotum


Scro′tum

,
Noun.
[L.]
(Anat.)
The bag or pouch which contains the testicles; the cod.

Webster 1828 Edition


Scrotum

SCRO'TUM

,
Noun.
The bag which contains the testicles.

Definition 2024


scrotum

scrotum

English

Noun

scrotum (plural scrotums or scrota)

  1. (anatomy) The bag of skin and muscle that contains the testicles in mammals.
    The female labia majora is homologous to the male scrotum.

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French

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin scrōtum.

Noun

scrotum m (plural scrotums)

  1. scrotum

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈskroː.tum/, [ˈskroː.tũ]

Noun

scrōtum n (genitive scrōtī); second declension

  1. (anatomy) scrotum
    Scrotum est membrum gignendi hominis et animalis in formam sacci, quod testes continet et protegit.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative scrōtum scrōta
genitive scrōtī scrōtōrum
dative scrōtō scrōtīs
accusative scrōtum scrōta
ablative scrōtō scrōtīs
vocative scrōtum scrōta

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