How to Use scrotum in a Sentence

scrotum

noun
  • Ben squeezed the pump inside his scrotum with his right hand.
    — New York Times, 10 May 2022
  • The surgeon closed the wound on his scrotum and left a drain there.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021
  • This can mean that your scrotum feels softer than usual, too.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Sitting puts pressure on the scrotum, which can then do the same to the prostate.
    — Laurie Saloman, Verywell Health, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The baby's stomach, feet, scrotum, back and legs were all bruised.
    — Charles Rabin, miamiherald, 7 June 2018
  • This was a result of the friction between the scrotum and the polyester sling.
    — Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 18 July 2014
  • The testes are inside the body, instead of outside in a scrotum.
    — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 23 Dec. 2013
  • Two small tubes in the scrotum that carry baby-making sperm are cut and sealed off.
    — Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2018
  • But for a whole different group of mammals, having no scrotum at all is the norm.
    — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian, 28 June 2018
  • Thomas would use skinfold calipers to pinch and explore the skin near their scrotum, their groin, and their buttocks.
    — Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2021
  • The surgeon may instruct you to clean your scrotum area and bring a scrotal support to the surgery.
    — Claire Gillespie, Health, 19 June 2024
  • For your scrotum and shaft, go extra slow and stretch the skin to flatten it and make easier to trim.
    — Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 20 July 2023
  • Prior to birth, testes descend down through the abdomen and into the scrotum in a two-step process.
    — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian, 28 June 2018
  • The surgeon will make incisions on either side of the scrotum.
    — Claire Gillespie, Health, 19 June 2024
  • Such an injection can make your scrotum look larger, fuller and heavier.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
  • The surgeon will locate the vas deferens inside the scrotum and trim off the ends.
    — Wendy Wisner, Health, 18 Sep. 2024
  • One person was hospitalized with injuries to his leg and scrotum.
    — Fox News, 11 July 2019
  • The scrotum will hang suspended a few feet from the ground, inviting park visitors to step into it.
    — Scott Indrisek, The New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2017
  • The incident left his son with cuts and bruises all over his body, including in the buttocks and scrotum area.
    — Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
  • In short, the video’s not actually about the benefits of sunshine on one’s scrotum at all.
    — Parker Molloy, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2022
  • For men that would be the scrotum; the pubis — the area surrounding the pelvis — was the most likely injury spot for women.
    — Ashley Weatherford, The Cut, 16 Aug. 2017
  • Another is scrotal hematoma, which is when blood collects in the scrotum, causing pain, swelling, and bruising.
    — Wendy Wisner, Health, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Once the reattachment is complete, the surgeon will stitch your scrotum back together.
    — Wendy Wisner, Health, 18 Sep. 2024
  • It is attached to a hand pump (implanted in the scrotum or lower abdomen), which can inflate or deflate the cuff.
    — Jamin Brahmbhatt, Verywell Health, 29 July 2024
  • And for extremely lazy swimmers, try reading some Tony Robbins to your scrotum.
    — Chase Scheinbaum, Esquire, 11 July 2016
  • The necromancer would tuck a coin into the scrotum before putting on the necropants, thus ensuring prosperity as long as they were worn.
    — Katie Rife, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2022
  • The bumps usually aren’t painful, but they can be accompanied by abdominal pain, joint pain, or swelling and pain in the scrotum.
    — Julie Stewart, Men's Health, 21 July 2023
  • Warm water relaxes the scrotum, which makes the testicles easier to feel.
    — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
  • While presenting at the Oscars earlier this month, Hugh Grant joked that his face looks like a scrotum.
    — Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The Hopkins patient also received the scrotum and part of the abdominal wall from a deceased donor.
    — Marie McCullough, Philly.com, 8 May 2018

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