pretesticular

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adjective

Prior to stimulation of the testes

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Meanings

adjectivepretesticular (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePrior to stimulation of the testes

    Germarium pyriform; germarial bulb pretesticular, with distal loop dorsoventrally around right intestinal cecum; ootype slightly to left of body midline, surrounded by well-developed Mehlis’ gland, giving rise to delicate slightly dilated uterus when empty.

    2015 August 12, Delane C. Kritsky, Micah D. Bakenhaster, Douglas H. Adams, “Pseudorhabdosynochus species (Monogenoidea, Diplectanidae) parasitizing groupers (Serranidae, Epinephelinae, Epinephelini) in the western Atlantic Ocean and adjacent waters, with descriptions of 13 new species”, in Parasite, volume 22, →DOI

Origin

From pre- + testicular.

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APA

pretesticular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretesticular

MLA

“pretesticular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretesticular. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pretesticular,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretesticular.

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