testis - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • develop: But, about 1 in 4 males who get mumps over the age of 12 develop a painful swollen testis.
  • remove: If this is necessary 2 further 1 cm cuts will be made to allow special instruments to be inserted to remove the testis.

Adjective modifier

  • undescended: He had an undescended testis on the left side.
  • human: Four studies are now close to publication and I currently have funding for further work on the human fetal testis.
  • right: Further tests to stage the disease revealed a 1.5 cm tumor in the right testis.
  • contralateral: The contralateral testis should always be fixed at surgery to prevent a recurrence.
  • fetal: Four studies are now close to publication and I currently have funding for further work on the human fetal testis.

Modifies a noun

  • cancer: The same lack of awareness is equally true of young men and testis cancer.
  • development: Smooth muscle actin and vimentin as markers of testis development in the harbor porpoise ( Phocoena phocoena ). Journal of Anatomy 205, 201-211.
  • size: In many male animals, testis size is affected by photoperiod.
  • tumor: Addition of XPA specifically conferred full NER capacity on the testis tumor extracts.

Noun used with modifier

  • rete: Expression was negligible in rete testis and interstitial Leydig cells, and low in epididymis.
  • mouse: Morphological alterations in mouse testis by a single dose of malathion.

Preposition: in

  • man: These hormones have effects on the ovaries, uterus, and on the testes in man.
  • male: Identify the intestines, and, if present, the vitelline glands and ovaries in the female, and the testes in the male.

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