testicle

[ tes-ti-kuhl ]

/ ˈtɛs tɪ kəl /

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noun

testis.

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Origin of testicle

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Latin word testiculus.See testis, -cle¹

Words nearby testicle

testee, tester, testes, test flight, test-fly, testicle, testicular, testiculate, testification, testify, testimonial

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How to use testicle in a sentence

His early experiments involved injecting nanoparticles directly into mouse testicles.
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That follows rapper Nicki Minaj’s tweeting that her cousin’s friend in Trinidad had suffered swollen testicles after getting the vaccine.
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He studied under the Darwinist Karl Claus, and undertook fieldwork at a zoological research station in Trieste, on the Adriatic Sea, attempting to identify testicles in eels.
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Darius feels shame and embarrassment—the fault, he’s convinced, lies with his own faulty testicle.
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British Dictionary definitions for testicle

testicle

/ (ˈtɛstɪkəl) /

noun

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

Derived forms of testicle

testicular (tɛˈstɪkjʊlə), adjective

Word Origin for testicle

C15: from Latin testiculus, diminutive of testis testicle

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