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testis

tes·tis [ téstiss ] (plural tes·tes [ té stz ])


noun 
Definition:
 
male reproductive gland: either of the paired male reproductive glands, roundish in shape, that produce sperm and male sex hormones, and hang in a small sac scrotum

[Early 18th century. < Latin, "witness," because it "bears witness" to a man's virility]
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