Orchidometer
Is it a handy device found in greenhouses and flower shops – something botanists and flower arrangers would use to measure/count/catalog orchids?
Actually, no. According to Puberty 101.com, the orchidometer is really just a comparison chart used to measure the size of a boy’s testicles.
The term can also refer to a set of beads. According to
An orchidometer (or orchiometer) is a medical instrument used to measure the volume of the testicles.
The orchidometer was introduced in 1966 by pediatric endocrinologist Prof. Dr. Dr. hc. Andrea Prader of the University of Zurich. It consists of a string of twelve numbered wooden or plastic beads of increasing size from about 1 to 25 millilitres. Doctors sometimes informally refer to them as "Prader's balls", "the medical worry beads", or the "endocrine rosary."
The beads are compared with the testicles of the patient, and the volume is read off the bead which matches most closely in size.
Professor Stephen Shalet, a leading endocrinologist who works for the Christie Hospital in Manchester, is reported to have told The Observer, "Every endocrinologist should have an orchidometer. It's his stethoscope."
Orchidometers are also commonly used to measure testicular volume in rams.
That's interesting - always unique to find words that mean the opposite of what you'd think. I also loved your story about the $50 porn-run.
ReplyDeleteAnd really loved the on-air burping story you left on my blog - had me laughing out loud. Thanks for stopping by!
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