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    testicle

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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    tes·ti·cle /ˈtestɪkəl/ noun [countable]  HBHone of the two round organs that produce sperm in a male, that are enclosed in a bag of skin behind and below the penis 睾丸 —testicular /teˈstɪkjələ $ -ər/ adjective
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    testicle• He underwent chemotherapy and surgery to remove the tumor and his right testicle.    Origin testicle (1400-1500) Latin testiculus “small testicle”, from testis; → TESTIS
    tes·ti·cle nounChineseSyllable
    organs produce sperm of Corpus one round that the two


    testicle
    tes‧ti‧cle /ˈtestɪkəl/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1400-1500
     Language: Latin
     Origin: testiculus 'small testicle', from testis; ⇨ testis
    one of the two round organs that produce sperm in a male, that are enclosed in a bag of skin behind and below the penis
    —testicular /te’stɪkjələ, te’stɪkjʊlə $ -ər/ adjective


    tes·ticleBrE /ˈtestɪkl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtestɪkl/ 🔊 nouneither of the two organs that produce sperm, located in a bag of skin below the penis 睾丸▸ tes·ticu·lar BrE /tesˈtɪkjələ(r)/ 🔊NAmE /tesˈtɪkjələr/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] ◆testicular cancer睾丸癌