- Testes
- : The male sex glands. They are located behind the penis in a pouch of skin called the scrotum. The testes produce and store sperm, and are also the body's main source of male hormones, such as testosterone. These hormones control the development of the reproductive organs and other male characteristics, such as body and facial hair, low voice, and wide shoulders. Also known as the testicles. The singular of testes, the word "testis" is Latin and means "witness." In ancient times, a person providing testimony might validate it by holding the scrotum, his or another man's.
* * *Plural of testis. [L.]
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testes pl of TESTIS* * *
tes·tes (tesґtēz) [L.] plural of testis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
См. также в других словарях:
testes — m. anat. Testículos. Medical Dictionary. 2011 … Diccionario médico
Testes — Tes tes, n., pl. of {Teste}, or of {Testis}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Testes — (lat.), 1) Zeugen; T. synodales, Zeugen u. Ankläger beim Sendgericht; auch die Geistlichen, welche die Ausführung der Beschlüsse einer Synode zu überwachen haben; 2) (Testiculi) die Hoden; 3) an Pflanzen so v.w. Antherae. Testiculatus,… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Testes — (Testiculi, lat.), die Hoden (s. d.) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Testes — Testes, die Hoden … Universal-Lexikon
testes — the plural of testis … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
testes — [tes′tēz΄] n. pl. of TESTIS … English World dictionary
testes — /tes teez/, n. pl. of testis. * * * or testicles Male reproductive organs (see reproductive system). Humans have two oval shaped testes 1.5–2 in. (4–5 cm) long that produce sperm and androgens (mainly testosterone), contained in a sac (scrotum)… … Universalium
Testes — Testis Tes tis, n.; pl. {Testes}. [L.] (Anat.) A testicle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Testes — Der Hoden [ˈhoːdn̩] oder (seltener) der/die Hode [ˈhoːdə] (v. mittelhochdt.: hode, v. althochdt.: hodo, v. idg.: *skeu(t) „bedecken, verhüllen“) oder der Testikel (v. lat.: testiculus, Vkl. von testis Zeuge [der Virilität], Hode, Plural:… … Deutsch Wikipedia
