Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

testes

Finnish translation:

kivekset

Added to glossary by Eija Teppo
Sep 30, 2009 18:46
14 yrs ago
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English term

testes

English to Finnish Science Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng Animal studies
Testes? = Animal feeding studies in rat, mouse and dog, at high doses, have demonstrated effects on fertility and testes.
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kivekset

The testicle (from Latin testiculus, diminutive of testis, meaning "witness" [of virility],[1] plural testes) is the male generative gland in animals.
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The testicle (from Latin testiculus, diminutive of testis, meaning "witness" [of virility],[1] plural testes) is the male generative gland in animals.

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kivekset

Yksikkö testis, monikko testes.
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plural = testes
singular = testis

Male fertility and testis cell functions are in part reg-
Male fertility and testis cell functions are in part reg- ulated by the steroid hormone 17-estradiol, whose regulatory functions are mediated by the ...
www.andrologyjournal.org/cgi/reprint/22/4/652.pdf - Similar
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