scro'tum

[L. supposedly a transposition of scortum,, a hide, skin.] musculocutaneous sac containing the testes it is formed of skin, containing a network of nonstriated muscidar fibers (the dartos), crem a steric fascia, cremaster muscle, and the serous coverings of the testes and epididymides, lymph s., stasis of the scrotal lymphatics, elephantiasis of the scrotum. blood in, hematoscheocele, oschematedema. calculus, oscheolith. dropsy, hydroscheocele, oscheohydrocele, oschedema. hernia in, oscheocele, scrotocele. inflammation, oscheitis, oschitis, scrotitis. plastic surgery, oscheoplasty. pus in, oscheopyedema, empyocele. swelling, oscheoncus. tumor, oscheoma, oscheoncus, oscheophyma, oscheochalasis; oscheocarcinoma, chimney-sweep's cancer; hematoscheocele, varicocele, empyocele, hydrocele; oschelephantiasis.