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Definitions for Testes

[1] plural of testis.
[2] the male gonad or reproductive gland, either of two oval glands located in the scrotum.
[3] the plural of testis
[4] another word for testicle

Words related to Testes

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Words nearby Testes

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Origin of Testes

is1675–85; < Latin: “witness, spectator, testicle.” The sense “male gonad” is a loan translation from Greek parastátēs “bystander, supporter (at law),” in medical usage (in the dual and plural) “the (pair of) glands lying side by side, the testicles” (equivalent to para- para-1 + the combining form -statēs, from histánai “to make stand.”) Compare Greek prostátēs “one who stands in front, ruler,” in medical usage “the gland lying in front, the prostate”

Word origin for Testes

isC17: from Latin, literally: witness (to masculinity)

Synonyms for Testes

genitalia, gonads, nuts, privates, pudenda, stones, testes, testicles, vulva, private parts, reproductive organs, sexual organs