ballock
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1. one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | gonad, sex gland, |
| definition | : | a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | cobblers, |
| definition | : | a man's testicles (from Cockney rhyming slang: cobbler's awl rhymes with ball) (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | seminiferous tubule, |
| definition | : | any of the numerous long convoluted tubules in the testis which are the sites where spermatozoa mature (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | epididymis, |
| definition | : | a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | rete testis, |
| definition | : | network of tubules carrying sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vasa efferentia (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | ductus deferens, vas deferens, |
| definition | : | a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | spermatic cord, |
| definition | : | a structure resembling a cord that suspends the testis within the scrotum and contains the vas deferens and other vessels and nerves (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | testicular, |
| definition | : | of or involving the testes (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | testicular, |
| definition | : | of or involving the testes (adj.pert) |
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