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Definitions for Testis

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

Words related to Testis

genitalia, nuts, gonads, vulva, testes, stones, pudenda, ballocks, balls, cullions, rocks, heart, marrow, stomach, tongue, tripe, brains, chitlins, chitterlings

Words nearby Testis

testimonial, testimonialize, testimony, testimony meeting, testing station, testis, testitis, teston, testosterone, testudinal, testudinate

Origin of Testis

1675–85; < 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 Testis

C17: from Latin, literally: witness (to masculinity)

Synonyms for Testis

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