- testicle = testis
- خُصْيَة \ testicle = testis. \ _(field) Zool.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
testicle = testis
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testicle — 1590s, alteration of testicule (early 15c.), from L. testiculus, dim. of testis testicle (see TESTIS (Cf. testis)). The O.E. was herþan, probably originally leather bag (Cf. heorþa deer skin ). The commonest slang terms for them in other… … Etymology dictionary
Testicle — Tes ti*cle, n. [L. testiculus, dim. of testis a testicle, probably the same word as testis a witness, as being a witness to manhood. Cf. {Test} a witness.] (Anat.) One of the essential male genital glands which secrete the semen. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
testicle — [tes′ti kəl] n. [L testiculus, dim. of testis, testicle, lit., witness: see TESTIFY] either of two oval sex glands in the male that are suspended in the scrotum and secrete spermatozoa; testis testicular [tes′tik′yo͞o lər] adj … English World dictionary
testis — (pl. testes), 1704, from L. testis testicle, usually regarded as a special application of testis witness (see TESTAMENT (Cf. testament)), presumably because it bears witness to virility (Cf. Gk. parastates, lit. one that stands by; and Fr. slang… … Etymology dictionary
testicle — ► NOUN ▪ either of the two oval organs that produce sperm in male mammals, enclosed in the scrotum behind the penis. DERIVATIVES testicular adjective. ORIGIN Latin testiculus, from testis a witness (from the idea of a testicle being a ‘witness’… … English terms dictionary
Testis — Tes tis, n.; pl. {Testes}. [L.] (Anat.) A testicle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
testis — ► NOUN (pl. testes) Anatomy & Zoology ▪ an organ which produces sperm. ORIGIN Latin (see TESTICLE(Cf. ↑testicular)) … English terms dictionary
testis — [tes′tis] n. pl. testes [tes′tēz΄] [L] TESTICLE … English World dictionary
Testicle — Diagram of male (human) testicles … Wikipedia
Testis — The testis (or testicle) is the male sex gland. A pair of testes are located behind the penis in a pouch of skin called the scrotum. The testes have two functions: one in regard to sperm and the other in regard to hormones. The testes produce and … Medical dictionary
testis — tes·tis (tĕs’tĭs) n. pl. tes·tes ( tēz) 1) One of the paired male reproductive organs that produce spermatozoa and male sex hormones in humans and other vertebrates. 2) An analogous gland in an invertebrate animal, such as a flatworm or a mollusk … Word Histories
