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testis
Updated on 04/19/2018
n.
(
pl.
testes
) the principal male reproductive organ, a pair of which is normally located in the scrotum. The testes produce sperm in the
seminiferous tubules
(see
spermatogenesis
) and male sex hormones (
androgens
) in
interstitial cells
. See
testicle
. See also
cryptorchidism
;
hypermobile testes
.
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