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testis

[ tes-tis ]
/ ˈtɛs tɪs /
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noun, plural tes·tes [tes-teez]. /ˈtɛs tiz/. Anatomy, Zoology.

the male gonad or reproductive gland, either of two oval glands located in the scrotum.

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Origin of testis

1675–85; <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 + 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 ”

Words nearby testis

testimonial, testimonialize, testimony, testimony meeting, testing station, testis, testitis, test-market, test marketing, test match, test meal
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Words related to testis

genitalia, nuts, privates, gonads, vulva, testes, testicles, stones, pudenda, private parts, ballocks, balls, cullions, rocks, heart, marrow, stomach, tongue, tripe, brains

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British Dictionary definitions for testis

testis
/ (ˈtɛstɪs) /

noun plural -tes (-tiːz)

another word for testicle

Word Origin for testis

C17: from Latin, literally: witness (to masculinity)
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Medical definitions for testis

testis
[ tĕs′tĭs ]

n. pl. tes•tes (-tēz)

The male reproductive gland, the source of spermatozoa and the androgens, normally occurring paired in an external scrotum.didymus orchis
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Scientific definitions for testis

testis
[ tĕs′tĭs ]

Plural testes (tĕs′tēz)

The primary reproductive organ of male animals, in which sperm and the male sex hormones (androgens) are produced. In most vertebrates, the testes are contained inside the body. In many mammals, however, the testes are enclosed in an external scrotum.
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