"testis" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-testis.wav Forms: testes [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin testis. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|testis|id=testicle}} Learned borrowing from Latin testis Head templates: {{en-noun|testes}} testis (plural testes)
  1. (anatomy) A testicle of a vertebrate. Translations ((anatomy) A testicle of a vertebrate.): teste [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-testis-en-noun-WY09~Ne8 Categories (other): Anatomy, Organs, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations, Genitalia Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 22 17 8 25 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 17 4 26 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Genitalia: 87 13 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of '(anatomy) A testicle of a vertebrate.': 98 2
  2. (biology) An analogous gland in invertebrates such as the hydra.
    Sense id: en-testis-en-noun-HL3IJakV Categories (other): Biology, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 22 17 8 25 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 17 4 26 32 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: undescended testis Related terms: aberratio testis, rete testis, testicle, testicular, testicond

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