Testicle - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Testicle :  (noun)

1: one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away" [syn: testis, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Testicle : \Tes"ti*cle\, n. [L. testiculus, dim. of testis a testicle, probably the same word as testis a witness, as being a witness to manhood. Cf. Test a witness.] (Anat.) One of the essential male genital glands which secrete the semen.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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