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testicle definition

tes·ti·cle (tes′ti 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

Related Forms:

  • testicular tes·tic′u·lar (-tik′yo̵̅o̅ lər) adjective

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testicle Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • remove: So the only way to relieve the pressure is to remove the testicles.

Adjective modifier

  • undescended: The main risk factor appears to be having an undescended testicle.

Modifies a noun

  • cancer: Stranger than a talking dog Tuesday, 02 May, 2006 More men die of breast cancer than testicle cancer.

Noun used with modifier

  • kangaroo: I think it's been life enhancing and I shall definitely remember eating a squelching kangaroo testicle.

Possessives

  • bull: Those are bull's testicles from the bull fight this morning.

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.
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