testis

Converse of object

• develop: But, about 1 in 4 males who get mumps over the age of 12 develop a painful swollen testis.
• have: You may however decide to have a prosthetic testes inserted to improve the cosmetic appearance.
• stimulate: In men, FSH stimulates the testes to produce mature sperm.
• remove: If this is necessary 2 further 1 cm cuts will be made to allow special instruments to be inserted to remove the testis.

Converse of subject

produce: In men, testosterone is produced by the testes.

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.
• impalpable: To date, many major pediatric surgical centers in UK use laparoscopy only to " spot the ball " in impalpable testes!

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.
• tissue: Total RNAs from testes tissues and sperm samples were extracted and applied to microarray experiments ( Agilent Human Oligo 1A ).

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.