testicle
noun
tes·ti·cle
ˈte-sti-kəl 
: testis
especially
: one of a higher mammal usually with its enclosing structures
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Undescended testicles in infants aren’t rare; Johns Hopkins notes that cryptorchidism occurs in up to 5% of newborn boys.
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Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 19 Jan. 2026
Plastic breaks down into microplastics, which have been found in just about every human tissue sampled, including from the brain, testicles and heart.
—Susanne Rust
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Goggins told cohost Joy Behar that his wife now calls his testicle the name the comedian gave them on the air last year.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Jan. 2026
In another, the bot mistook a mammogram of a benign breast cyst for an image of testicles.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
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Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 19 Jan. 2026
Plastic breaks down into microplastics, which have been found in just about every human tissue sampled, including from the brain, testicles and heart.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Goggins told cohost Joy Behar that his wife now calls his testicle the name the comedian gave them on the air last year.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Jan. 2026
In another, the bot mistook a mammogram of a benign breast cyst for an image of testicles.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
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“Testicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/testicle. Accessed 4 Feb. 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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