Testis

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  • noun. One of the paired male reproductive organs that produce spermatozoa and male sex hormones in humans and other vertebrates.
  • noun. An analogous gland in an invertebrate animal, such as a flatworm or a mollusk.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A testicle.
  • noun. Some rounded formation likened to a testicle: as, the testes of the brain.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A testicle.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A testicle of a vertebrate
  • noun. An analogous gland in invertebrates such as the hydra
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  • noun. one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
  • Word Usage
    "The receptors are everywhere, but the testis is exquisitely sensitive to the drug."
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