scrotal

/'skroutəl/

Thân thiện

A male mammal has scrotal testes.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to or having a scrotum: Pertaining to the anatomical pouch of skin and muscle containing the testicles in most male mammals.
   • Situated within or lying in the scrotum: Describing structures, such as the testes, that are located inside the scrotal sac.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The doctor examined the patient for any scrotal abnormalities.
  • The scrotal skin is highly sensitive to temperature changes.
  • A scrotal ultrasound is a common diagnostic procedure.

Advanced Usage

• "Scrotal circumference": A measurement used in veterinary science and animal husbandry to assess reproductive development in male animals.
  • The bull's fertility potential was estimated by measuring its scrotal circumference.

Variants and Related Words

• Scrotum (noun): The external pouch of skin and muscle that contains the testicles.
  • The scrotum regulates the temperature of the testes.

Synonyms

• Testicular (adj): Relating to the testes. (Note: While closely related, "testicular" refers specifically to the testes themselves, whereas "scrotal" refers to the sac containing them.)
  • The patient was diagnosed with a testicular condition, which also caused scrotal swelling.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. relating to or having or lying within a scrotum
   • scrotal mammals
   • scrotal testes