testicle
noun
tes·ti·cle
ˈte-sti-kəl 
: testis
especially
: one of a higher mammal usually with its enclosing structures
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Cage then squeezed Cash’s testicles with the pliers, but Dax made the save.
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Hormones take the child’s body at puberty and conjure from it the adult form, directing the ovaries to mature their eggs or the testicles to produce sperm, each of these gametes containing the potential to create new life.
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They’ve been found in human organs and tissue, such as brains, livers, placentas and testicles.
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Studies have looked at the prevalence of microplastics in drinking water and in people’s hearts, brains and testicles.
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Hormones take the child’s body at puberty and conjure from it the adult form, directing the ovaries to mature their eggs or the testicles to produce sperm, each of these gametes containing the potential to create new life.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
They’ve been found in human organs and tissue, such as brains, livers, placentas and testicles.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Studies have looked at the prevalence of microplastics in drinking water and in people’s hearts, brains and testicles.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Testicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/testicle. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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testicle
noun
tes·ti·cle
ˈtes-ti-kəl
: testis
Medical Definition
testicle
noun
tes·ti·cle
ˈtes-ti-kəl
: testis
especially
: one with its enclosing structures
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