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Definition: Testis |
TestisNoun1. One of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "testis" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1788. (references) |
Etymology: Testis \Tes"tis\, noun; plural Testes. [Latin expression]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | Either of the paired male reproductive glands that produce the male germ cells and the male hormones. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: TestisSynonyms: ball (n), ballock (n), bollock (n), egg (n), nut (n), orchis (n), testicle (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Testis |
| English words defined with "testis": embryonal carcinoma, epididymis ♦ haematocele, haematocoele, hematocele, hematocoele ♦ Mesorchium ♦ orchotomy ♦ rete testis ♦ seminal duct, seminiferous tubule, seminoma, Sertoli cell, Sertoli's cell, spermatic cord, spermatocele ♦ Testes, testicular cancer ♦ undescended, undescended testicle, undescended testis ♦ vasa efferentia. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "testis": Androgen-Binding Protein, Androstenedione ♦ Blood-Testis Barrier ♦ Choriocarcinoma ♦ Endocrine disruptor ♦ Gonadal Dysgenesis, Gonadal Dysgenesis, 46,XY ♦ interstitial cell ♦ Leydig Cells ♦ Seminiferous Tubules ♦ Testicular Hormones, Testicular Neoplasms. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "testis": Ovotesttis ♦ Teste, testicle, Testicond. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Testis" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Latin (earthenware jar, earthenware pot, fragment of earthenware, martyr, object made from burnt clay, one who gives evidence, shard, spectator / testicle, testicle, testis, testosterone, vessel, witness), Serbo-Croatian (testicle), Turkish (spermary, spermatic, stone, testicle, testis). |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Line drawing showing lateral view of the prostate gland, rectum, bladder, penis and testis.Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | Histopathology showing Treponema pallidum spirochetes in testis of experimentally infected rabbit. Modified Steiner silver stain. Syphilis.Credit: CDC. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Sperm are produced in a man's testis and stored in an adjacent structure known as the epididymis. (references) | |
Other possible complications include inflammation of the testis, spinal cord, eye, parotid gland, or by prolonged hepatitis. (references) | ||
The assembled experts concluded that a causal relationship between vasectomy and cancer of either the prostate or testis was unlikely. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Testis" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Testis" is used about 38 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 |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 38 | 55,818 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "testis": rete testis ♦ undescended testis. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "testis": testis-determining. | |
Containing "testis": Blood-Testis Barrier. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| 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. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
testis | 106 |
scrotum testis | 7 |
tek testis | 6 |
cancer of the testis | 6 |
photo testis | 6 |
mri testis | 6 |
testis torsion | 5 |
the undescended testis | 4 |
pain testis | 3 |
kanseri testis | 3 |
appendix testis | 3 |
examination testis | 2 |
gross image testis | 2 |
image testis | 2 |
operation photo testis | 2 |
gallery photo testis | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "testis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | خصية (spermary, testicle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | тестис (testicle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | testis (testicle), testikler (testes, testicles), testikel (didymus, testicle), mandlig koenskirtel (testicle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | testis (didymus, testicle), testikel (testicle), testiculus (didymus, testicle), teelballen (testes, testicles), teelbal (didymus, orchis, testicle), zaadbal (testicle), orchis (orchis, testicle), didymus (didymus, testicle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | testicule (testes, testicle, testicles), rognon blanc (testes, testicles). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Hoden (balls, testes, testicle, testicles). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | όρχισ (orchis, testicle), όρχις (didymus, testicle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | testicolo (didymus, testicle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 환 (Testes). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | estistay testículos (testes, testicles), testículo (didymus, testicle). (various references) яичко (testes, testicle). (various references) testículos (testes, testicles). (various references) ลูกอั"ฑะ (knackers, nadds, nadgers, testicle). (various references) testis (spermary, spermatic, stone, testicle), taşak (rocks, testicle), haya (spermary, stone, testicle), erbezi (gonad, spermary, testicle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | testis. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 21, Verse 28 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | MartuV yeudhV apoleitai anhr de uphkooV fulassomenoV lalhsei |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Testis mendax peribit vir oboediens loquitur victoriam |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | A witnesse liere shal pershe; the obeisaunt man shall speke victorie. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | A false witness will be cut off, ... |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Proverbs Chapter 21, Verse 28 |
| Bulgarian | Лъжливият свидетел ще загине, А човекът, който слуша поука - ще го търсят да говори всякога. |
| Cebuano | ¶ Ang usa ka bakakon nga saksi mahanaw; Apan ang tawo nga nagapamati nagapadayon sa iyang gipamulong. |
| Chinese | 作 假 見 證 的 必 滅 亡 ． 惟 有 聽 真 情 而 言 的 、 其 言 長 存 。 |
| Croatian | Lažljiv svjedok propada, a èovjek koji sluša, opet æe govoriti. |
| Danish | Løgnagtigt Vidne går under, Mand, som vil høre, kan tale fremdeles. |
| Dutch | Een leugenachtig getuige zal vergaan; en een man, die hoort, zal spreken tot overwinning. |
| Finnish | Valheellinen todistaja hukkuu, mutta kuunteleva mies saa aina puhua. |
| French | Le témoin menteur périra, Mais l`homme qui écoute parlera toujours. |
| German | Ein lügenhafter Zeuge wird umkommen; aber wer sich sagen läßt, den läßt man auch allezeit wiederum reden. |
| Haitian Creole | ¶ Temwen k'ap bay manti gen pou l' mouri. Men, yo p'ap koupe pawòl nan bouch moun ki peze sa l'ap di. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kesaksian pendusta tidak akan dipercaya; tapi ucapan orang yang tahu seluk beluk perkara, akan diterima. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Saksi dusta kelak akan binasa, apabila orang yang mendengar dia memberi kemenangan akan kebenaran. |
| Italian | Il falso testimone perir , ma l'uomo che ascolta potr parlare sempre. |
| Korean | 거 " 증 인 은 패 망 하 니 와 확 실 한 증 인 의 말 은 힘 이 있 느 니 라 |
| Maori | ¶ Ka mate te kaiwhakaatu teka; na, ko te tangata whakarongo, ka korero, kahore he kaiwhakahe. |
| Norwegian | Et løgnaktig vidne skal omkomme, men en mann som hører efter, skal alltid få tale. |
| Portuguese | A testemunha mentirosa perecerá; mas o homem que ouve falará sem ser contestado. |
| Rumanian | Martorul mincinos va pieri, dar omul care ascultq bine va vorbi totdeauna cu izbkndq. - |
| Russian | мЦЕУЧЙ"ЕФЕМШ ПЗЙ'ОЕФ; Б ЮЕМПЧЕЛ, ЛПФПТЩК ЗПЧПТЙФ, ЮФП ЪОБЕФ, 'Х"ЕФ ЗПЧПТЙФШ ЧУЕЗ"Б. |
| Spanish | El testigo mentiroso perecerá, pero el hombre que sabe escuchar siempre podrá hablar. |
| Swedish | Ett lögnaktigt vittne skall förgås; men en man som hör på får allt framgent tala. >5 Mos. 19,18 f. Ords. 19,5, f. |
| Thai | พยานเท็จจะต้องพินาศ แต่ถ้อยคำของคนที่ฟังจะยังคงอยู่ |
| Ukrainian | ¶ Свідок брехливий загине, а людина, що слуха" Боже, говоритиме завжди. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "testis": ovotestis. (additional references) | |
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"Testis" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: estis, ktesias, mestiza, Tassis, tasties, testbit, testen, testi, testic, testie, testies, testin, testo, Teti, tetid, tetnis, tosis, tosit, tsti, tutsis, tystie, vestis, westies. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "testis" (pronounced 'Tes"tis'): Adenitis, Aortitis, Appendicitis, Arachnitis, Arteritis, Arthritis, Arthrochondritis, Blepharitis, Bronchitis, Bursitis, Capsulitis, Carditis, Cellulitis, Cerebritis, Cholecystis, Chondritis, Colitis, Colonitis, Compos-mentis, Conjunctivitis, Cystitis, Dactylitis, Dermatitis, Encephalitis, Endocarditis, Endometritis, Enteritis, Epididymitis, Epiglottis, Fetis, gastritis, Gastroduodenitis, gastroenteritis, Glossitis, Glottis, Gratis, hepatitis, iritis, -itis, keratitis, laminitis, laryngitis, leptomeningitis, lymphadenitis, Lymphangeitis, Macrocystis, mantis, mastitis, meningitis, Mephitis, metritis, Myelitis, myocarditis, Myositis, Myosotis, Nephritis, Nereocystis, Neuritis, Oophoritis, Orchitis, Osteitis, Osteoperiostitis, Ostitis, Otis, Otitis, Ovaritis, Ovotesttis, Pachymeningitis, Parametritis, Perichondritis, Pericystitis, Perinephritis, Periostitis, Periproctitis, Peritonitis, Perityphlitis, Pharyngitis, Phlebitis, Phrenitis, Pleuritis, Pneumonitis, Proctitis, Proglottis, Prostatitis, Pyelitis, Rectitis, retinitis, rhinitis, salpingitis, scleritis, Sclerotitis, splenitis, stephanotis, stomatitis, synovitis, Syrtis, Tendosynovitis, Tenositis, Tonsilitis, Trachitis, Tympanitis, Typhlitis, ureteritis, urethritis, uvulitis, vaginitis, Vesiculitis, Vitis, Vulvitis, Zaphrentis. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-i-s-s-t-t" | |
-1 letter: setts, sites, stets, sties, tests. | |
-2 letters: seis, sets, sett, site, sits, stet, test, tets, ties, tits. | |
-3 letters: ess, its, sei, set, sis, sit, tet, tie, tis, tit. | |
-4 letters: es, et, is, it, si, ti. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-i-s-s-t-t" | |
+1 letter: sitters, theists. | |
+2 letters: antsiest, artistes, artsiest, atheists, batistes, bustiest, dentists, distaste, ditsiest, dustiest, egotists, elitists, entwists, etatisms, fustiest, gustiest, gutsiest, hastiest, instates, leftists, lustiest, metrists, misstate, mistiest, moistest, mustiest, nastiest, nutsiest, osteites, osteitis, pastiest, pestiest, pietists, retwists, rustiest, saltiest, satiates, satinets, scotties, semitist, settings, siltiest, situates, skitters, skittles, slatiest, slitters, sootiest, spitters, spittles, stagiest, staidest, staithes, statices, statives, stiffest, stillest, stinters, stipites, stitches, stithies, stoniest, striates, stylites, swiftest, tastiest, tennists, testiest, thistles, tintless, tipsiest, tipsters, titaness, tootsies, trisects, trusties, twinsets, twisters, vastiest, wetsuits, zestiest. | |
+3 letters: abattises, anisettes, astatines, battiness, blastiest, cattiness, centrists, chestiest, costliest, crustiest, cutesiest, demotists, diskettes, distasted, distastes, ditheists, dottiness, duettists, ecstatics, esthetics, estimates, estivates, ethicists, existents, fattiness, feistiest, fetishist, fistnotes, frisettes, frostiest, ghostiest, glottises, grisettes, hesitates, insetters, insistent, intensest, interests, jettisons, lutenists, metalists, misstated, misstates, mistitles, mistreats, nattiness, nepotists, noisettes, nuttiness, ovotestis, pastelist, pettiness, quietists, resistant, restricts, sanitates, satieties, scantiest, scattiest, scientist, semitists, sentients, sestertia, settlings, shiftiest, shirtiest, shittiest, silentest, siltstone, sixtieths, sleetiest, slightest, sluttiest, smaltites, smectites, smuttiest, snootiest, snottiest, snoutiest, sostenuti, splitters, sportiest, spottiest, squintest, staggiest, stalkiest, stannites, starriest, stateside, steadiest, steamiest, steatites, steeliest, stemmiest, sternites, stibnites, stickiest, stilbites, stilettos, stilliest, stingiest, stinkiest, stitchers, stockiest, stodgiest, stolidest, stormiest, straitens, straitest, strawiest, strictest, stripiest, stubbiest, studliest, stuffiest, stumpiest, stupidest, sturdiest, subtilest, subtitles, sultriest, sweatiest, swiftlets, tachistes, tacitness, taintless, tastiness, tattiness, teensiest, telestics, tenorists, tensities, teosintes, teratisms, tessitura, tessiture, testacies, testicles, testifies, testiness, tetanises, theorists, thicksets, thirsters, tightness, tinstones, tipstaves, toastiest, tortoises, totalises, totemisms, totemists, traitress, trashiest, treatises, tressiest, tristezas, triteness, trustiest, twistiest, vastities, vegetists, wittiness, wristiest, wristlets, yeastiest. | |
+4 letters: aesthetics, aestivates, antisexist, antistress, antitheses, antithesis, apostatise, artistries, austenites, auteurists, bassetting, beastliest, bitterness, botrytises, brattiness, bristliest, castigates, catechists, celestites, chastities, chattiness, consistent, cornetists, cystitides, defeatists, denturists, dissertate, distorters, distrusted, enthusiast, eroticists, estaminets, estimators, euthenists, exegetists, extremists, festinates, fetishists, frostbites, frowstiest, fustigates, gestaltist, gestations, ghastliest, ghostliest, gristliest, grittiness, heliostats, hermetists, hesitaters, infestants, instigates, institutes, intactness, intentness, internists, intersects, intestates, intestines, karateists, knottiness, littleness, masticates, mastitides, mentalists, metastasis, metathesis, methodists, metritises, ministates, missetting, misstarted, mistletoes, mistrusted, mistrysted, mittimuses, nontheists, obstetrics, obtusities, osteitides, otiosities, outstrides, outstudies, pantheists, pastelists, pastellist, persistent, petiteness, pinsetters, positivest, poststrike, presentist, prettiness, proustites, reinstates, resistants, resittings, restitches, restitutes, restraints, russetting, rusticates, saintliest, sanctities, satellites, scientists, sentiments, separatist, serviettes, sestertium, sightliest, siltstones, sitosterol, sixteenths, sketchiest, smutchiest, smuttiness, snatchiest, snottiness, spaghettis, spottiness, squattiest, squintiest, starchiest, stateliest, stationers, statuaries, stenchiest, stepsister, sterilants, stilettoes, stimulates, stipulates, stockinets, straitness, strategies, strategist, stratifies, streakiest, streamiest, streetwise, strictness, strictures, strikeouts, stringiest, striptease, stroppiest, stubbliest, stultifies, subsistent, substitute, subtilties, subtleties, swarthiest, sweatshirt, sweltriest, syncretist, synthesist, synthetics, systematic, tanistries, tantalises, tapestries, tearstains, tectonisms, teentsiest, tenebrists, terrorists, tessituras, testifiers, testudines, tetchiness, thelitises, therapists, theurgists, thirstiest, thistliest, thriftless, ticketless, tinnituses, titanesses, torosities, traitoress, transients, trapezists, travesties, tricksiest, tricksters, trimesters, trisectors, tritheisms, tritheists, trustiness, tunesmiths, turnstiles, unstitches, vastitudes, zeitgeists, zitherists. | |
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HTML Code (1990) (references)T e s t i s |
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