SCROTAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scrotal mean? 

• SCROTAL (adjective)
  The adjective SCROTAL has 1 sense:

1. relating to or having or lying within a scrotum

  Familiarity information: SCROTAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCROTAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or having or lying within a scrotum

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

scrotal testes

Pertainym:

scrotum (the external pouch that contains the testes)

Derivation:

scrotum (the external pouch that contains the testes)

 Context examples 

It usually presents as an asymptomatic scrotal or abdominal mass.

(Juvenile Type Testicular Granulosa Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

The thin layer of smooth muscle surrounding the scrotum which contracts or expands the scrotal skin to regulate testicular temperature.

(Dartoic Muscle, NCI Thesaurus)

It presents as a scrotal or abdominal mass and it more often affects the left testis.

(Juvenile Type Granulosa Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

It is present during the scrotal descend of the testis and it subsequently undergoes atrophy.

(Gubernaculum Testis, NCI Thesaurus)

It usually presents as a scrotal mass and may be associated with testicular pain.

(Epididymal Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It is incidentally discovered and presents as a non-tender scrotal mass.

(Paratesticular Lipoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Untreated and mildly treated mineral oils are strongly associated with an increased risk of scrotal and skin cancer but can also cause gastrointestinal, rectal, bladder and certain respiratory-tract cancers.

(Mineral oil, NCI Thesaurus)