"testis" meaning in English

See testis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-testis.wav [US] Forms: testes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin testis. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|testis|id=testicle}} Latin testis Head templates: {{en-noun|testes}} testis (plural testes)
  1. (anatomy) A testicle of a vertebrate. Categories (topical): Anatomy, Organs, Genitalia
    Sense id: en-testis-en-noun-WY09~Ne8 Disambiguation of Genitalia: 79 21 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (biology) An analogous gland in invertebrates such as the hydra. Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-testis-en-noun-HL3IJakV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 30 70 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: aberratio testis, rete testis, testicle, testicular, testicond

Inflected forms

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