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Definition: Testicular |
TesticularAdjective1. Of or involving the testes; "testicular cancer". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | Pertaining to a testis. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The testicles, known medically as testes (singular testis), are the male generative glands in animals. In mammals, the testicles are paired bodies that are contained within a pouch termed the scrotum.Like the ovaries to which they are homologous, testicles are members of both the reproductive system (being gonads - see sex organs) and the endocrine system (being endocrine glands). The respective functions of the testicles are:
Under a tough fibrous shell, the tunica albuginea, the testis contains very fine coiled tubes called the seminiferous tubules. The tubes are lined with a layer of cells that from puberty until old-age produce sperm cells. The seminiferous tubules lead to the epididymis, where newly created sperm cells mature, and then into vas deferens (also called the ductus deferens) that opens into the urethra. During sexual intercourse, the sperm cells move through the ejaculatory duct and into the prostatic urethra, where the prostate, through muscular contractions, ejaculates the sperm, mixed with other fluids, out through the penis.
- producing sperm (spermatozoa)
- producing male sex hormones - mainly testosterone
Between the seminiferous tubules are special cells called interstitial cells (Leydig cells) where testosterone and other androgens are formed.
The testicles are well-known to be very sensitive to impact and injury. This has been a rich source of humor for jokes and comedic routines.
The most important diseases of testicles are:
If a testicle is medically removed (orchidectomy) or destroyed through disease or injury, testicular prostheses are available to mimic the appearance and feel of the missing testicle.
- inflammation of the testicles, called orchitis
- testicular cancer and other neoplasms
- hydrocele
- inflammation of the epididymis, called epididymitis
- spermatic cord torsion also called testicular torsion
- varicocele
Both components of the testicle, sperm-forming and endocrine, are under control of gonadotropic hormones - lutenizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), that are produced by the anterior pituitary.
See also:
- cryptorchismus
- infertility
- sterilization (vasectomy)
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Testicle."
Crosswords: Testicular |
| English words defined with "testicular": ovotestis. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "testicular": Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal, Aromatase ♦ H-Y Antigen ♦ Neoplasms, Gonadal Tissue, nonseminoma ♦ Plicamycin ♦ Seminiferous Tubules ♦ Testicular Neoplasms. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Testicular" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Portuguese (testicular), Spanish (testicular). |
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Screenplays | Testicular cancer should be no contest, I think (Fight Club; writing credit: Jim Uhls) This chick Marla singer did not have testicular cancer (Fight Club; writing credit: Jim Uhls) | |
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Health | And doctors may offer to screen men for prostate or testicular cancer, and women for ovarian cancer. (references) | |
In one study of male bodybuilders, more than half had testicular atrophy, and more than half had gynecomastia. (references) | ||
Changes that can be reversed include reduced sperm production and shrinking of the testicles (testicular atrophy). (references) | ||
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| "Testicular" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 97.44% of the time. "Testicular" is used about 39 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 97.44% | 38 | 55,818 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.56% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 39 | N/A |
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Expressions using "testicular": stage I testicular cancer ♦ stage II testicular cancer ♦ stage III testicular cancer ♦ testicular area ♦ testicular artery ♦ Testicular atrophy ♦ testicular cancer ♦ Testicular Feminization ♦ Testicular Hormones ♦ Testicular Neoplasms ♦ testicular vein. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "testicular"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 睾丸 (testicle). (various references) | |
Danish | testikulær, testikulær, testikel-, testicularis. (various references) | |
Dutch | testiculair. (various references) | |
Finnish | testikulaarinen, kives-. (various references) | |
French | testiculaire. (various references) | |
German | testikulär, testikulär. (various references) | |
Greek | ορχέωσ, ορχικός. (various references) | |
Hebrew | אשכי. (various references) | |
Italian | testicolare. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | esticulartay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | testicular. (various references) | |
Russian | тестикулярный. (various references) | |
Spanish | testicular. (various references) | |
Thai | เกี่ยวกับลูกอั"ฑะ. (various references) | |
Turkish | testis ile ilgili, erbezi ile ilgili. (various references) | |
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| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "testicular" (pronounced te'sti"kyuler) |
| 7 | -t i" k y u l er | particular. |
| 6 | -i" k y u l er | curricular, extracurricular, perpendicular, vehicular. |
| 5 | -k y u l er | avuncular, binocular, cardiovascular, circular, gastrovascular, intermolecular, jocular, molecular, muscular, secular, semicircular, spectacular, unspectacular, vascular, vernacular. |
| 4 | -y u l er | angular, annular, cellular, equiangular, globular, granular, intercellular, irregular, jugular, popular, rectangular, regular, singular, triangular, tubular, unicellular, unpopular. |
| 3 | -u l er | embezzler, enabler, abler, alveolar, bachelor, Buckler, Candler, chancellor, consular, councilor, counsellor, counselor, dangler, dissimilar, fiddler, Girdler, glandular, gobbler, hackler, humbler, hurdler, hustler, Idler, insular, jeweler, juggler, kindler, kittler, Littler, modular, needler, nestler, nodular, peninsular, rattler, reveler, saddler, settler, shuffler, Sidler, similar, simpler, Spindler, Stabler, stapler, stickler, subtler, swindler, tingler, Tinkler, titular, traveler, traveller, wrangler, wrestler. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-i-l-r-s-t-t-u" | |
-1 letter: literatus, rusticate, urticates. | |
-2 letters: altruist, articles, auricles, citrates, clatters, clutters, cristate, cuittles, cultrate, curliest, curtails, eustatic, lattices, lustrate, recitals, reticula, rustical, scattier, sluttier, sterical, suricate, tertials, titulars, tractile, tutelars, ultraist, uralites, urticate, utricles. | |
-3 letters: acutest, article, artiest, artiste, astrict, attires, auricle, cartels, cattier, catties, citrals, citrate, clarets, claries, clatter, cluster, clutter, crestal, cristae. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-i-l-r-s-t-t-u" | |
+1 letter: articulates, reticulates. | |
+2 letters: curtailments, gesticulator, matriculates, neutralistic, particulates, recultivates, reluctations. | |
+3 letters: disarticulate, fluidextracts, gesticulators, gesticulatory, inarticulates, misarticulate, multispectral, rearticulates, recapitulates, reticulations, structuralize, ultradistance. | |
+4 letters: articulateness, disarticulated, disarticulates, interfaculties, misarticulated, misarticulates, structuralized, structuralizes, ultradistances, ultrarealistic. | |
+5 letters: antituberculous, connaturalities, electroacoustic, extralinguistic, interlacustrine, overarticulates, particularities, recapitulations, semitranslucent, streptobacillus, superplasticity, ultramicrotomes. | |
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