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A butterfly board is a sex toy used in some play piercing games. It comprises a card or wooden board with a hole cut to the shape of the male genitalia. The board is placed over the genitals and the skin of the edges of the penis and scrotum is pinned with needles or nails to it.
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Acute prostatitis is inflammation of the prostate, a condition often heralded by symptoms similar to those of cystitis: frequent, painful urination and nocturia. There may also be a discharge from the urethra. Prostatitis may also be accompanied by fever, chills, and pain in the perineal region behind the scrotum, the lower back, or above the pubic bone. The most common cause of acute prostatitis is bacterial infection, which can result from infected urine.
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The dartos is a thin layer of smooth muscle tissue. In the male it is the tunica
dartos found within the scrotum. It originates from the subcutaneous tissue of the scrotum and inserts in the fibrous septum. It is innervated by a branch of the genitofemoral nerve. In the female, this thin muscle is referred to as the dartos mulierbris. It is a very thin layer of smooth muscle that originates in the labia majora. It is less well-developed than the male tunica dartos.
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Elephantiasis is a disease characterised by inflammation of the fibrous connective tissue, leading to excessive swelling of the leg, scrotum, arm or breast and more rarely other parts of the body. It is caused by the parasitic worm Filaria which blocks the lymph vessels, and at the same time causes irritation of the skin.
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The epididymides are narrow, elongated storage vessels for newly generated spermatozoa. They are located within the scrotum, adjoining each testicle. Spermatozoa remain in the cord-like
epididymides until ejaculation, at which time they eject them into the vas deferens.
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Hydrocele is a collection of serous fluid in some of the coverings of the testicle or spermatic cord, or in the areolar texture of the scrotum. It is generally the result of a strain or an inflammation of the testes. A large tumour is formed, filled with fluid, which has often to be drawn off three or four times a year. A radical cure may be effected by setting up an inflammation which brings the opposite surfaces of the sac into adhesion, and thus obliterates the cavity.
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The scrotum is the protective skin pouch which contains the testes (testicles). It is located in the groin, on the outside of the abdominal cavity. This positioning allows the testicles to remain at a temperature slightly below body temperature, a critical condition in the development of viable spermatozoa. After puberty, the hair begins to grow on the scrotum and nearby skin. This pubic hair remains for the rest of the adult life.
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The testes consist of two oval-shaped glands about three centimeters long and two centimeters wide. The testes are suspended in a sac called the scrotum outside the body to maintain the lower temperature necessary for efficient sperm production. Each of the testes consists of several lobules, and each lobule consists of a narrow, but long, coiled seminiferous tubule. From the age of puberty, the cells of the seminiferous tubules are almost continuously producing spermatozoa (sperm), the male reproductive cells. Other cells, referred to as interstitial cells, secrete the male hormone testosterone into the blood. These cells are located in numerous clusters in the connective tissue between the seminiferous tubules. Testosterone performs several functions: it is important to the development of masculine characteristics, it promotes and maintains the development of the male accessory organs (the prostate gland, seminal vesicles, etc.), and it has a stimulating effect on protein anabolism.
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Ballbag is slang for the scrotum.
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Bollockbag is British slang for the scrotum.
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