English noun: testis |
1. | testis (body) one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens |
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| Samples | She kicked him in the balls and got away.
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| Synonyms | ball, ballock, bollock, egg, nut, orchis, testicle |
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| Broader (hypernym) | gonad, male reproductive gland, sex gland |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | cobblers, undescended testicle, undescended testis |
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| Part holonym | arteria testicularis, ductus deferens, epididymis, internal spermatic artery, rete testis, seminiferous tubule, spermatic cord, testicular artery, testicular vein, vas deferens, vena testicularis |
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| Part meronym | family jewels, male genital organ, male genitalia, male genitals, male reproductive system |
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