testicle

/ˈtɛstəkəl/
/ˈtɛstɪkəl/
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Definitions of testicle
  1. noun
    one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
    synonyms: ball, ballock, bollock, egg, nut, orchis, testis
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    types:
    cobblers
    a man's testicles (from Cockney rhyming slang: cobbler's awl rhymes with ball)
    undescended testicle, undescended testis
    a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops
    type of:
    gonad, sex gland
    a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced
    male reproductive gland
    the reproductive organs of a man
Pronunciation
US
/ˈtɛstəkəl/
UK
/ˈtɛstɪkəl/
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