Meaning

2 senses
  1. A testis: the male sex and endocrine gland, found in most types of animals, that produces sperm and male sex hormones, including the steroid testosterone.

    Hoden, Testikel

    яи́чкоjaíčko, тести́кулаtestíkula

    яє́чкоjajéčko

  2. Either half of the structure that contains the testes: one side of the scrotum and its contents, considered as one object (one half of the ballsack, including its ball).

More definitions
  • one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens

Examples

11 sentences
  1. What should my testicles look and feel like?

    deWie sollten meine Hoden aussehen und sich anfühlen?

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  2. My hamster has a swollen testicle on one side.

    ruУ моего хомячка с одной стороны опухло яичко.

    deMein Hamster hat eine einseitige Hodenschwellung.

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  3. If my aunt had testicles, she'd be my uncle.

    deWenn meine Tante Hoden hätte, wäre sie mein Onkel.

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  4. Ziri has big testicles.

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  5. Tom has only one testicle.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
male sex gland:
Русский
By meaning 1
male sex gland:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
male sex gland:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin testiculus, diminutive of testis.

Borrowed from Latin testiculus, diminutive of testis.

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Forms

plural: testicles
Singulartesticle
Pluraltesticles

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
testicles
Close in meaning

Word family

19 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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