testicle
Male reproductive gland
A testicle is one of the two oval organs in the male scrotum that produce sperm and testosterone.
The word is anatomical and neutral, appearing in medical contexts and everyday speech alike: He was hit in the testicles.
The informal equivalent is ball or balls.
Male reproductive cell
- spermatogenesisMale gamete formation
- semenMale reproductive secretion
- ejaculationSudden expulsion or outcry
- gameteHaploid reproductive cell
meiosis · fertilization · conception · spermatozoa · motility · count · morphology · fertility
Pouch containing male gonads
- epididymisSperm storage and maturation site
- gonadGamete-producing organ
- mediastinumCentral chest cavity region
- lobuleMinor rounded projection
Masculine strength and potency
- manhoodAdult male status
- masculinityMale gender characteristics
- potencyDegree of strength
- machismoExcessive masculine pride
cojones · balls · nuts · bravado · emasculation · castration · eunuch · gelding
Bodily or emotional distress
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- kickFoot-delivered strike
- winceReflexive recoil from distress
- flinchInvoluntary retreat from threat
ache · soreness · discomfort · pressure · delicate · protective · guarded · cup
Chief male sex hormone
- androgenMale sex hormone
- endocrineInternally secreting gland system
- gonadotropinHormone stimulating reproductive glands
- LHGonadotropin from pituitary
inhibin · estradiol · hypothalamus · pituitary · feedback · puberty · libido · masculinization
Surgical removal of testes
- hydroceleFluid around testis causing swelling
- torsionRotational strain force
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
andrology · urology · orchiectomy · prosthesis · atrophy · trauma · rupture · self-exam
sperm
Male reproductive cell
- spermatogenesisMale gamete formation
- semenMale reproductive secretion
- ejaculationSudden expulsion or outcry
gamete · meiosis · fertilization · conception · spermatozoa · motility · count · morphology · fertility · infertility
scrotum
Pouch containing male gonads
- epididymisSperm storage and maturation site
- gonadGamete-producing organ
- mediastinumCentral chest cavity region
virility
Masculine strength and potency
- manhoodAdult male status
- masculinityMale gender characteristics
- potencyDegree of strength
machismo · cojones · balls · nuts · bravado · emasculation · castration · eunuch · gelding · neutering
pain
Bodily or emotional distress
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- kickFoot-delivered strike
- winceReflexive recoil from distress
flinch · ache · soreness · discomfort · pressure · delicate · protective · guarded · cup · jockstrap
testosterone
Chief male sex hormone
- androgenMale sex hormone
- endocrineInternally secreting gland system
- gonadotropinHormone stimulating reproductive glands
LH · inhibin · estradiol · hypothalamus · pituitary · feedback · puberty · libido · masculinization
orchidectomy
Surgical removal of testes
- hydroceleFluid around testis causing swelling
- torsionRotational strain force
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
ultrasound · andrology · urology · orchiectomy · prosthesis · atrophy · trauma · rupture · self-exam · lump
- reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, sperm
- Urogenital Anatomybladder, kidney, kidneys, urethra, ureter
- gonadsgonad, gonads, ovaries, ovary
- Male Anatomypenis, scrotum, glans, shaft, epididymis
- sperm productionspermatogenesis, spermatozoa, sperm, sperm cells, germ cells
- Testeslobules, septa, germ cells, testosterone, spermatogenesis
- testicular cancerMalignancy of male gonads
- testicular examMedical assessment of gonads
- testicular torsionRotated male gonad
- testicular painDiscomfort in male gonads