First, the surgeon will look for the vas deferens by palpation of the scrotum and will hold it in place with ring-shaped forceps. Then, with sharper tweezers, a tiny puncture is made to allow access to the vas deferens to bind or cauterize it. In both cases, local anesthesia is used ...
What is the Scrotum? What is an Epididymectomy? What is the Urogenital System? What is a Circumcision? What is Urology? Discussion Comments Byanon1001146— On Mar 14, 2019 Had a circumcision to correct this problem once but now it is coming back. I am in my late 60's but had the ...
The scrotum is a part of the male reproductive system found in many animals, consisting of a pouch of skin and muscles that hangs from the bottom of the pelvis between the legs. The scrotum contains the two testicles, the organs responsible for the production of sperm....
However, sperm cannot fertilize an egg alone, they require supporting fluids secreted by the accessory glands which mediate fertilization in the female reproductive tract.Answer and Explanation: The mixture of sperm and secretions of the accessory glands is called semen. The composition of seme...
If you have a prostate, it will almost certainly get larger as you age. It's not clear why it happens, but it may be linked to the decline in the male sex hormone testosterone as you get older. This enlargement is a condition called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The key word is...
adj.Relating to the groin and the scrotum. What does the root Mal mean? The Latin root word mal means“bad” or “evil.” This root is the word origin of many English vocabulary words, including malformed, maltreat, and malice. You can recall that mal means “bad” through malfunction,...
The main cause of testicular torsion is being born without the tissue that holds your testicles in place. Without this tissue, your testicles are free to move around inside the scrotum. This is called a bell clapper deformity. Newborns can get testicular torsion because the connecting tissue hasn...
occasionally, T12. Its distribution, however, is to the upper region of the scrotum’s skin in males and the labia majora in females, and to the thigh’s adjacent part. Befittingly, the site of distribution is called the anterior scrotal nerve in males and the anterior labial nerve in fem...
What is testicular cancer?Most testicular cancer starts in the sperm-making cells of the testicles. Testicular cancer occurs most commonly in males aged 15 to 39 years.What increases my risk for testicular cancer?One or both testicles did not descend (drop) into your scrotum A genetic disorder...
The scrotum. Cod A pillow or cushion. Cod An important edible fish (Gadus morrhua), taken in immense numbers on the northern coasts of Europe and America. It is especially abundant and large on the Grand Bank of Newfoundland. It is salted and dried in large quantities. Cod The vessel tha...