testicular
pronunciation
How to pronounce testicular in British English:
UK [tes'tɪkjələ(r)]
How to pronounce testicular in American English:
US [tɛˈstɪkjəlɚ]
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- Adjective:
- of or involving the testes
Word Origin
- testicular (adj.)
- 1650s, from Latin testiculus (see testicle) + -ar.
Example
- 1. Testicular cancer is unusual ; most others do not disappear .
- 2. Bristol-meyers squibb developed it for skin diseases , but found it was " a testicular toxin . "
- 3. Although thesurgeon has never used the method for testicular cancer , he 's used itwith some success against similar tumors in the appendix , colon , ovary , and stomach that had spread to the abdominal lining .
- 4. A recent study concluded that older sons have a much higher risk of getting testicular cancer than their younger brothers .
- 5. One possibility , according to prof berry , is that mary may have had a condition called testicular feminisation .