testes
Sperm-producing organs
Testes is the plural of testis, the male reproductive glands that produce sperm and testosterone.
The word is the standard medical and scientific term: The testes descend into the scrotum before birth.
In casual speech, testicles or balls is more common.
Pouch containing male gonads
- gonadsGamete-producing glands
- epididymisSperm storage and maturation site
- tubulesMinuscule hollow structures
- spermaticRelating to sperm
cord · tunica · vas · deferens · mediastinum · lobules · septa · inguinal
Male reproductive cell
- spermatozoaMale reproductive cells
- germinalRelating to earliest development
- meiosisGamete-producing cell division
- haploidSingle chromosome complement
gametes · flagellum · motility · maturation
Male sex hormone
- endocrineInternally secreting gland system
- luteinizingCausing corpus formation
- gonadotropinHormone stimulating reproductive glands
- LHGonadotropin from pituitary
secretion · pituitary · hypothalamus · puberty · inhibin · feedback · regulation · aromatase
Gamete fusion creating zygote
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- paternityMale parent status
- procreationGenerating biological offspring
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
potency · virility · offspring · fecundity · insemination · reproductive · breeding · propagation
Fluid around testis causing swelling
- orchidectomySurgical removal of testes
- orchiectomySurgical testicle extraction
- torsionRotational strain force
- cancerUncontrolled cell proliferation disease
biopsy · ultrasound · andrology · infertility · atrophy · prosthesis · examination · self-exam
scrotum
Pouch containing male gonads
- gonadsGamete-producing glands
- epididymisSperm storage and maturation site
- tubulesMinuscule hollow structures
spermatic · cord · tunica · vas · deferens · mediastinum · lobules · septa · inguinal
sperm
Male reproductive cell
- spermatozoaMale reproductive cells
- germinalRelating to earliest development
- meiosisGamete-producing cell division
haploid · gametes · flagellum · motility · maturation
androgen
Male sex hormone
- endocrineInternally secreting gland system
- luteinizingCausing corpus formation
- gonadotropinHormone stimulating reproductive glands
LH · secretion · pituitary · hypothalamus · puberty · inhibin · feedback · regulation · aromatase
fertilization
Gamete fusion creating zygote
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- paternityMale parent status
- procreationGenerating biological offspring
fertility · potency · virility · offspring · fecundity · insemination · reproductive · breeding · propagation
hydrocele
Fluid around testis causing swelling
- orchidectomySurgical removal of testes
- orchiectomySurgical testicle extraction
- torsionRotational strain force
cancer · biopsy · ultrasound · andrology · infertility · atrophy · prosthesis · examination · self-exam · teratoma
- endocrine glandsadrenal gland, adrenal glands, adrenals, adrenal, parathyroid glands
- pelvic anatomybladder, uterus, ovaries, rectum, vagina
- pubertypuberty, voice cracking, adolescence, growth spurts, body hair
- arachnid anatomyspinnerets, pedicel, carapace, book lungs, cephalothorax
- Testeslobules, septa, germ cells, spermatogenesis
- anatomybrain, heart, bones, liver, stomach
- low testosterone
- testicular cancerMalignancy of male gonads
- testosterone levelsAmount of male hormone
- testicular examMedical assessment of gonads
- testosterone therapySupplementing male sex hormone
- testicular torsionRotated male gonad