- either of the two male reproductive glands, in most mammals enclosed within the scrotum, that produce spermatozoa and the hormone testosteroneAlso called: testis
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tes•ti•cle
(tes′ti kəl),USA pronunciation n.
- Anatomy, Zoologytestis.
- Latin testiculus. See testis, -cle1
- late Middle English 1375–1425
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testicle /ˈtɛstɪkəl/ n
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