Meanings
plural testes
- anatomyA testicle of a vertebrate.
In the Middle Ages, for instance, a recipe for sex stimulation required the putrefied flesh of a human corpse, together with both human and animal testes and ovaries, pimento, and alcohol.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 14
Synonyms & antonyms
nounone of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latintestis
- Latintestis
- Englishtestis
Learned borrowing from Latin testis.
More words from Latin
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Polish jądro
- jądro(anatomy) A testicle of a vertebrate.
Spanish teste
- teste(anatomy) A testicle of a vertebrate.
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testis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/testis
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