testis

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɛstɪs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtɛstɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tes′tis)

Inflections of 'testis' (n): npl: testes

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
tes•tis /ˈtɛstɪs/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -tes /-tiz/USA pronunciation .
  1. Anatomy, Zoologythe male reproductive gland that produces sperm.
See -test-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tes•tis  (tes′tis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tes (-tēz).USA pronunciation [Anat., Zool.]
  1. Anatomy, Zoologythe male gonad or reproductive gland, either of two oval glands located in the scrotum.
  • Latin
  • 1675–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
testis / ˈtɛstɪs/ ( -tes / -tiːz/)
  1. another word for testicle
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin, literally: witness (to masculinity)
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