Definitions for testes

testes tes·tes

Spelling: [tes-teez]
IPA: /ˈtɛs tiz/

Testes is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 45 anagrams from letters in testes (eesstt).

Definitions for testes

noun

  1. plural of testis.
  2. the male gonad or reproductive gland, either of two oval glands located in the scrotum.

Origin of testes

1675-85; Latin: “witness, spectator, testicle.” The sense “male gonad” is a loan translation from Greek parastátēs “bystander, supporter (at law),” in medical usage (in the dual and plural) “

Examples for testes

testes of three adult males measured 17, 19, and 22; of three females, none evidenced reproductive activity.

testes of male will be found under fore end of pelvis and are white, in young bird, very small.

testes of mature individuals are pale yellow and slightly oblong.

testes large, ovoid, granular; length of left testis 11.0 mm.

testes sunt permulti in utramque partem, sed brevitatis causa familia contenti erimus una.

Word Value for testes
Scrable

6

Words with friends

6

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