testicle
noun
tes·ti·cle
ˈte-sti-kəl 
: testis
especially
: one of a higher mammal usually with its enclosing structures
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Based on the length, width, and height of a testicle, the urologist can calculate its volume and compare it to either a previous scan or the median size of testicles of people your age.1
The specialist will also order a serum testosterone test to measure the amount of testosterone in your blood.
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Matthew Wosnitzer, Verywell Health, 5 Jan. 2025
There’s an actual word for a bull reindeer with a single whopper-size testicle (busat).
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
When positioned in the right spot, the arm can tease your testicles as well as your perineum (also known as your taint).
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 24 Jan. 2025
In Chicago, one urologist began replacing people’s testicles, including his own, with those of younger men.
—Joe Kloc, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Matthew Wosnitzer, Verywell Health, 5 Jan. 2025
There’s an actual word for a bull reindeer with a single whopper-size testicle (busat).
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
When positioned in the right spot, the arm can tease your testicles as well as your perineum (also known as your taint).
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 24 Jan. 2025
In Chicago, one urologist began replacing people’s testicles, including his own, with those of younger men.
—Joe Kloc, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for testicle
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“Testicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/testicle. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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testicle
noun
tes·ti·cle
ˈtes-ti-kəl
: testis
Medical Definition
testicle
noun
tes·ti·cle
ˈtes-ti-kəl
: testis
especially
: one with its enclosing structures
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