testicle

tes·ti·cle  (tst-kl)

n.

A testis, especially one contained within a scrotum.

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[Middle English testicule, from Latin testiculus, diminutive of testis, testis; see testis.]

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testicle

Noun

either of the two male reproductive glands, in most mammals enclosed within the scrotum, that produce spermatozoa [Latin testis a witness (to masculinity)]

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testicle  (tst-kl)

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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

testicle - one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away" ballock, bollock, testis, orchis, egg, ball, nut arteria testicularis, internal spermatic artery, testicular artery - a branch of the aorta supplying the testicles testicular vein, vena testicularis - a vein from the testicles male reproductive system - the reproductive system of males family jewels, male genital organ, male genitalia, male genitals - external male sex organs seminiferous tubule - any of the numerous long convoluted tubules in the testis which are the sites where spermatozoa mature gonad, sex gland - a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced cobblers - a man's testicles (from Cockney rhyming slang: cobbler's awl rhymes with ball) male reproductive gland - the reproductive organs of a man undescended testicle, undescended testis - a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops; "undescended testicles have an increased risk for cancer" epididymis - a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens rete testis - network of tubules carrying sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vasa efferentia ductus deferens, vas deferens - a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct spermatic cord - a structure resembling a cord that suspends the testis within the scrotum and contains the vas deferens and other vessels and nerves

Translations

testicle [ˈtɛstɪkl] n → testículo

testicle [ˈtɛstɪkl] n → testicule m

testicle [ˈtɛstɪkl] n → Hoden m

testicle [ˈtɛstɪkl] n → testicolo

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testicle

n testicle [ˈtestikl]

(usually in plural) one of the two glands in the male body in which sperm is produced. testikel خُصْيَه тестис varle testikel der Hoden όρχις testículo munand بیضه kives testicule אֶשֶך अंड, अंडकोष mudo, testis here(golyó) testis eista testicolo 睾丸 고환 sėklidė sēklinieks testis testikel testikkel jądro testículo testicul яичко testikula, vajce modo testis testikel ลูกอัณฑะ er bezi, taşak 睾丸 яєчко خصيہ tinh hoàn 睾丸