testicle
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testicle
- /ˈtɛstɪkəl/
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Borrowed from Latin testiculus, diminutive of testis.
noun testicles
- A testis: the male sex and endocrine gland, found in most types of animals, that produces sperm and male sex hormones, including the steroid testosterone. In France, Mme. de Pompadour was induced by Louis XV to eat such testicles in order to break down her frigidity.
- Either half of the structure that contains the testes: one side of the scrotum and its contents, considered as one object (one half of the ballsack, including its ball).
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