testis
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of testis
First recorded 1675–85; from Latin: “witness, spectator, testicle”; the sense “male gonad” is a loan translation from Greek parastátēs “bystander, supporter (at law),” in medical usage (in the dual and plural) “the (pair of) glands lying side by side, the testicles” (equivalent to para- para- 1 ( def. ) + the combining form -statēs, from histánai “to make stand.”) Compare Greek prostátēs “one who stands in front, ruler,” in medical usage “the gland lying in front, the prostate ( def. ) ”
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Figure 27.4 Anatomy of the Testis This sagittal view shows the seminiferous tubules, the site of sperm production.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
"This examination taken and Confessed before authority in fairefeild before Us Testis the date above "Jon.
From The Witchcraft Delusion in Colonial Connecticut (1647-1697) by Taylor, John M. (John Metcalf)
Testis contra seipsum Krantzius, cuius verba distinction. i. huius, hæc fuerunt.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 01 by Hakluyt, Richard
Testis and adrenal cortex and anterior pituitary predominance comprise the masculine endocrine directorate.
From The Glands Regulating Personality by Berman, Louis, M.D.
Observations on the Structure and Diseases of the Testis.
From Hints towards the formation of a more comprehensive theory of life. by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
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