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hemiscrotum

hemiscrotum noun: either half of a normal scrotum; an abnormal scrotum missing an entire half.

Noun

hemiscrotum (plural hemiscrotums or hemiscrota)

  1. Either half of a normal scrotum; an abnormal scrotum missing an entire half
    • ( d ) photograph showing a rudimentary phallus (P) with no urethral opening and dorsally placed hemiscrotum (S).2015, Rahul Saxena, Archana Puri, “Sirenomelia or mermaid syndrome”, in The Indian Journal of Medical Research, volume 141, →DOI

Forms of hemiscrotum

pluralhemiscrotums
pluralhemiscrota

Origin of hemiscrotum

From hemi- + scrotum.

Questions about hemiscrotum

What does hemiscrotum mean?
Hemiscrotum means either half of a normal scrotum; an abnormal scrotum missing an entire half.
What part of speech is hemiscrotum?
Hemiscrotum is a noun.
What is the plural of hemiscrotum?
The plural of hemiscrotum is hemiscrotums.

Words near hemiscrotum in the dictionary

  1. hemiscrota
  2. hemiscrotal
  3. hemiscrotectomies
  4. hemiscrotectomy
  5. hemiscrototomy
  6. hemiscrotum
  7. hemiscrotums
  8. hemiscylliid
  9. hemiscylliids
  10. hemisect
  11. hemisected

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