testicular

From Medieval Latin testicularis, from Latin testiculum (“testicle”), diminutive of testis.

• IPA^(key): /tɛsˈtɪkjələ/, /tɛsˈtɪkjəlɚ/
• enPR: /tĕ-stĭk'yə-lər/, /tĕ-stĭk'yū-lər/

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• Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlə(ɹ)

testicular (not comparable)

1. (physiology) Pertaining to one or more testicles; of the testicle(s).
   • 2018 June 25, James Roland, “What is Hypergonadism?”, in Healthline‎^[1]:

     Men may also have fertility challenges, especially if their hypogonadism was caused by anabolic steroid use. Anabolic steroids can affect testicular health, including reducing the production of sperm.

• testes
• testosterone

• curtailest, trisulcate

• IPA^(key): (Central) [təs.ti.kuˈlar]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [təs.ti.kuˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [tes.ti.kuˈlaɾ]

testicular m or f (masculine and feminine plural testiculars)

1. testicular

• testicle

• “testicular”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

From testículo +‎ -ar.

testicular m or f (plural testiculares)

1. testicular

Borrowed from French testiculaire. By surface analysis, testicul +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /ˌtes.ti.kuˈlar/

testicular m or n (feminine singular testiculară, masculine plural testiculari, feminine and neuter plural testiculare)

1. testicular

• testicul

From testículo +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /testikuˈlaɾ/ [t̪es.t̪i.kuˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: tes‧ti‧cu‧lar

testicular m or f (masculine and feminine plural testiculares)

1. testicular

• “testicular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024