| Library / English Dictionary |
TESTIS
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Irregular inflected form: testes
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
Example:
she kicked him in the balls and got away
Synonyms:
ball; ballock; bollock; egg; nut; orchis; testicle; testis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("testis" is a kind of...):
gonad; sex gland (a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced)
male reproductive gland (the reproductive organs of a man)
Meronyms (parts of "testis"):
arteria testicularis; internal spermatic artery; testicular artery (a branch of the aorta supplying the testicles)
testicular vein; vena testicularis (a vein from the testicles)
seminiferous tubule (any of the numerous long convoluted tubules in the testis which are the sites where spermatozoa mature)
epididymis (a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens)
rete testis (network of tubules carrying sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vasa efferentia)
ductus deferens; vas deferens (a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct)
spermatic cord (a structure resembling a cord that suspends the testis within the scrotum and contains the vas deferens and other vessels and nerves)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "testis"):
cobblers (a man's testicles (from Cockney rhyming slang: cobbler's awl rhymes with ball))
undescended testicle; undescended testis (a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops)
Holonyms ("testis" is a part of...):
male reproductive system (the reproductive system of males)
family jewels; male genital organ; male genitalia; male genitals (external male sex organs)
Context examples:
NY-ESO-1, an antigen found in normal testes and various tumors, including bladder, breast, hepatocellular, melanoma, and prostate cancers.
(NY-ESO-1 Protein Vaccine Plus Montanide ISA-51 VG, NCI Thesaurus)
Human autologous peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) transduced with a retroviral vector encoding a T cell receptor (TCR) specific for the cancer-testis antigen NY-ESO-1, with potential antineoplastic activity.
(NY-ESO-1 Reactive TCR Retroviral Vector Transduced Autologous PBL, NCI Thesaurus)
This protein is a member of the cancer/testis family of antigens and it is found to be immunogenic.
(Acrosin Binding Protein, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)
NY-ESO-1 is a tumor associated antigen (TAA) found in normal testes and expressed on the surfaces of various tumor cells, including melanoma, breast, bladder, prostate, lung, ovarian, and hepatocellular tumor cells.
(NY-ESO-1 Plasmid DNA Cancer Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-neoplastic disorder that affects the testis or the ovary.
(Non-Neoplastic Gonadal Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
A malignant germ cell tumor that arises from the testis and has spread to another anatomic site.
(Metastatic Malignant Testicular Germ Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
A cancer vaccine consisting of an immunogenic peptide derived from the cancer-testis antigen (NY-ESO-1), an antigen found in normal testis and various tumors.
(NY-ESO-1 Peptide Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
A type of germ cell cancer that usually forms in the testes (testicles).
(Mixed Embryonal Carcinoma and Teratoma, NCI Dictionary)
It occurs in the ovary, testis, and extragonadal sites including central nervous system and mediastinum.
(Mixed Germ Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
A developmental defect characterized by failure of the testes to descend into the scrotum.
(Murine Undescended Testis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
