testicle

noun

tes·ti·cle ˈte-sti-kəl

: testis

especially : one of a higher mammal usually with its enclosing structures

testicular

te-ˈsti-kyə-lər

adjective

Examples of testicle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The ring supported the testicles from moving around too much and the pain was much reduced. —

Amanda Chatel, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2023 The company supplies about 50% of the cisplatin used in the U.S., and by February, the drug — which is used to treat cancers of the bladder, brain, throat, cervix, lung, ovaries and testicles — had fallen into shortage, with other suppliers unable to fill the gap. —

Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC news, 11 Aug. 2023 As a result, the panthers often suffer from misshapen tails, heart defects, undescended testicles and joint disease. —

Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 3 Aug. 2023 And one in a film where there’s also a scene of a Doberman chomping down on a gang leader’s testicles? —

Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2023 Stick-shifts and open roofs exude a bygone era but cost upwards of $100,000—a vehicle any local surfer would give their left testicle to own. —

Holly Peterson, Town & Country, 31 Aug. 2023 Kicked him the balls, actually, caught him with a toe to the testicles. —

Joshua St. Clair, Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023 Because of the decades’ worth of semen collecting inside of him, Beau canonically has enormous testicles. —

Nate Jones, Vulture, 13 June 2023 By the age of 17, Shi could dangle a 40-pound weight from his testicles and sleep standing on one leg. —

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