testis Definition
tes·tis (tes′tis)
testis Usage Examples
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
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