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testicle Definition

tes·ti·cle (testi kəl)

noun

either of two oval sex glands in the male that are suspended in the scrotum and secrete spermatozoa; testis

Etymology: L testiculus, dim. of testis, testicle, lit., witness: see testify

testicle Related Forms
tes·ticu·lar (-tikyo̵̅o̅ lər) adjective
testicle Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • remove: So the only way to relieve the pressure is to remove the testicles.
  • have: Trouble is, this girl does not have any testicles to protect.
  • examine: However, the only way to be certain that the lump is cancer is for the surgeon to examine the testicle during an operation.
  • crush: You have no evidential -- Irving: It included, for example, crushing the testicles of 165 out of 167 witnesses.
  • get: I pulled my oxygen mask down and said: " But I've got luminous testicles!
  • shrink: The risks: males may develop breasts and erection problems, as well as shrinking testicles and a reduced sperm count.

Adjective modifier

  • undescended: The main risk factor appears to be having an undescended testicle.
  • swollen: The skin from his swollen testicles has literally been burnt away due to him sitting in his own urine for months.
  • left: However, the Claimant was advised that he would probably need to have his left testicle removed.
  • right: On the basis of this advice, the Claimant agreed to undergo further surgery to remove his right testicle.
  • large: As Mark gets to his chance with Sophie he begins to worry about his large testicles.
  • own: We'd rather cut off our own testicle than visit the doctors.

Modifies a noun

  • cancer: Stranger than a talking dog Tuesday, 02 May, 2006 More men die of breast cancer than testicle cancer.
  • size: Testicle size is normal and I suffer very little atrophy when on anyway.

Noun used with modifier

  • kangaroo: I think it's been life enhancing and I shall definitely remember eating a squelching kangaroo testicle.
  • bull: Why thank you. : ) If only I looked as good as haggis... or bull testicles!

Possessives

  • bull: Those are bull's testicles from the bull fight this morning.
  • sheep: Alleged initiation ceremonies for new players includes them having to eat sheep's testicles.

Preposition: in

  • man: Scrotum The wrinkled fleshy sac which holds the testicles in a man.

Preposition: of

  • bull: A fox was pursuing the testicles of a wild bull, as tho about to die of hunger.