testicle
pronunciation
How to pronounce testicle in British English:
UK [ˈtestɪkl]
How to pronounce testicle in American English:
US [ˈtɛstɪkəl]
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- Noun:
- one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
Word Origin
- testicle (n.)
- early 15c., alteration of testicule (late 14c.), from Latin testiculus, diminutive of testis "testicle" (see testis). Old English had beallucas (see ballocks) and herþan, probably originally "leather bag" (compare heorþa "deer-skin"). The commonest slang terms for them in other languages are words that mean "balls," "stones," "nuts," "eggs."
Example
- 1. Within a week , armstrong had surgery to remove the cancerous testicle .
- 2. The swollen right testicle becomes a circular , azure pool edged in herringbone brickwork .
- 3. A young man may have a lump in his testicle , but when doctors remove the organ all they find is a big scar .
- 4. The autopsy also reported that hitler , as had been rumoured , had only one testicle .
- 5. Today , my doctor told me that I have an ingrown testicle lodged in my abdomen .