testicle

[tes-ti-kuhl]

noun

Anatomy, Zoology.

plural

testicles 

1. (not in technical use) the male gonad or reproductive gland, either of two oval glands located in the scrotum.

testicle

/ ˈtɛstɪkəl, tɛˈstɪkjʊlə /

noun

1. Also called: testis. either of the two male reproductive glands, in most mammals enclosed within the scrotum, that produce spermatozoa and the hormone testosterone

testicle

1. Either of the testes of a male mammal together with the scrotum that contains it.

Other Word Forms

• testicular adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of testicle¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; from Latin testiculus; testis, -cle ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of testicle¹

C15: from Latin testiculus, diminutive of testis testicle

Example Sentences

He said one side effect was that his testicles had shrunk: "I've got tiny balls now, there's your headline," he said.

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“Berlin is the testicles of the West,” Khrushchev was fond of saying.

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But Carr emerged victorious, and as he did so, he uttered the immortal words: "God my testicles. I feel like a winner and a eunuch."

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He also said he had diabetes and high blood pressure and showed us a medical report with details of an operation in 2016 to remove his left testicle.

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Semenya was legally registered as female at birth and has said that although she was born without a uterus and with internal testicles, she has a vagina and is a woman.

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