testicle

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: tes=ti=cle
• COUNT in NET: 1 in 1 verses (in OT : 1 in 1 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

testicle, n. [L. testiculus, dim. of testis a testicle, probably the same word as testis a witness, as being a witness to manhood. Cf. Test a witness.].

 One of the essential male genital glands which secrete the semen.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

testicle, n. a male organ that produces spermatozoa etc., esp. one of a pair enclosed in the scrotum behind the penis of a man and most mammals.

Derivative

testicular adj.

Etymology

ME f. L testiculus dimin. of testis witness (of virility)