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Testicle


Definition:

  • (n.) One of the essential male genital glands which secrete the semen.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The ureter was connected to the epididymis of the testicle.
  • (2) On 89 regularly descended, autoptically obtained testicles, the following morphometric investigations were performed: Calculations of the volums, the mean diameter of the tubuli seminiferi, the total lenght of the tubuli, the mean content of spermatogonia per cross section of one tubulus seminiferus, and the total number of spermatogonia.
  • (3) You can also blast individual eyeballs from their sockets, or – if you're particularly skilful – make their testicles explode like a pair of microwaved eggs.
  • (4) The majority of testicular germ cell tumors in adults are accompanied by neoplastic intratubular germ cells; these cells were uniformly absent in ten pure yolk sac tumors (endodermal sinus tumors) of the testicle in children studied morphologically and immunohistochemically.
  • (5) The earlier the treatment of congenital dystopic testicles is performed the larger are the chances of a development of the tubules corresponding to age.
  • (6) Inferiority complexes are not frequent, 81.2% of the men do not suffer from inferiority complexes and the remaining 18% suffer from an inferiority complex associated with the loss of the testicle or inadequate ejaculation of semen.
  • (7) The incidence of Sertoli cell tumors and seminoma was approximately twice as high in dogs with unilaterally retained inguinal testicles as in abdominal cryptorchids.
  • (8) On the other hand, metastases in the epididymis of extraurinary adenocarcinomas most of which were digestive, were not discovered until the increased size and pain in the testicle attracted the patient's attention and the exploration led to the identification of the tumour in the epidiymis (2, 4, 5).
  • (9) We feel that this is an appropriate procedure to be used in patients who have lost the testicles and scrotum traumatically, either one or both testicles, or in the situation where both testicles have been spared.
  • (10) In conditions with retention of the testicles in the upper inguinal region LH-RH proved to be more successful than gonadotropin.
  • (11) Testosterone and dihydrotestosterone inhibit the contractions at lower doses and stimulate the contractions at higher doses and thus may regulate the transport of spermatozoa from the rat testicle.
  • (12) This disparity from testicular lymphatic drainage of the rat suggests that the immunologic privilege, if any, in mice and guinea pigs has an alternative explanation (e.g., lymphatic effect of steroidal factors emanating from the testicles or adrenal gland and altering the response to foreign graft).
  • (13) "He couldn't stop interfering … He once made me so angry I had to lead him away by the testicles."
  • (14) Except for the tibia, muscle, and brain, stable zinc decreased in all tissues of calves fed the 1500 ppm lead diets, and differences were significant in pancreas, heart, and testicle.
  • (15) Oxygen uptake was significantly lower in the pituitary gland and testicles of malnourished males than of controls.
  • (16) Ultrasonic examination is recommended preoperatively in boys with non-palpable testicles in order to provide optimal surgical intervention.
  • (17) In this manner, he was able to act out (by virtue of his body-testicle equation) his identification with, and control over, the disappearing testicles in the setting of a claustrophilic union with the mother.
  • (18) Statistically postoperative parameters all were significantly improved and the left testicle volume increased.
  • (19) Depression of spermatogenesis and decrease in the mean seminiferous tubular size was seen in the "normal" testicle after unilateral torsion.
  • (20) Other findings included: small seminal vesicles in 1.6% of examinations (Brahman breed highest with 8.6%, P less than .001), enlarged ampullae, 1.9%, 'soft' testicles, 3.4% and small testicles, 7.5%.

Testify


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To make a solemn declaration, verbal or written, to establish some fact; to give testimony for the purpose of communicating to others a knowledge of something not known to them.
  • (v. i.) To make a solemn declaration under oath or affirmation, for the purpose of establishing, or making proof of, some fact to a court; to give testimony in a cause depending before a tribunal.
  • (v. i.) To declare a charge; to protest; to give information; to bear witness; -- with against.
  • (v. t.) To bear witness to; to support the truth of by testimony; to affirm or declare solemny.
  • (v. t.) To affirm or declare under oath or affirmation before a tribunal, in order to prove some fact.
  • (adv.) In a testy manner; fretfully; peevishly; with petulance.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Right hemisphere inactivation caused a decrease in the frequency of lateral hypothalamus self-stimulation, whereas with left hemisphere inactivation it increased, which testifies to right hemisphere dominance in self-stimulation reaction.
  • (2) Both Murdoch and his son James were called to testify before parliament.
  • (3) "It is very easy to see somebody get killed over this issue," Marijuana Industry Group Director Michael Elliott testified last month.
  • (4) The data obtained testify to the presence in the granular fraction of the endopeptidase LTH-converting activity which is sensitive to pepstatin A, an aspartyl proteinase inhibitor as well as to chelators and a serine proteinase inhibitor.
  • (5) Asymmetry was revealed with predominance of the amplitude increase in the right hemisphere in the phase of the rapid sleep testifying to different roles of the cerebral hemispheres in processing of emotionally significant information.
  • (6) The many surgical procedures that have been proposed testify to the fact that no single reliable procedure has been developed.
  • (7) The biggest deviation of indexes, that testifies about metabolic changes comes to 9-14%, and immunobiological changes-up to 20-33%.
  • (8) The experimental curves plotted in the Scatchard coordinates testify to the presence in thromboplastin of two types of fragment I binding sites: those with a high (Kd = 7.6 x 10(-6) M) and moderate (Kd = 1.3 x 10(-8) M) binding affinity.
  • (9) He was also accused separately of obstruction of justice over allegations he tried to persuade a former aide not to testify against him.
  • (10) The results obtained testify to the considerable contribution of [3-14C] tryptophan and [2-14C] alanine to protein synthesis as well as to their involvement in the substrate supply of lipogenesis and energetic processes in various organs and tissues of cattle.
  • (11) On Sunday, there was an expectation that the trial could be extended after Olmert's long-time aide Shula Zaken turned state's witness and agreed to testify against him.
  • (12) He has, however, refused to testify, invoking his right to remain silent, while his lawyer has insisted his client is “insane” and therefore unfit for trial.
  • (13) Subjects with a desynchronized EEG differ from those with alpha-rhythm predominance by the highest coherence and similarity of the spectra along with their low stability in the anterior parts of the hemisphere which testifies to a high dynamic integration of the frontal systems.
  • (14) The prosecution claimed that before the trial, both Humphrey and Yu testified to police that they knew the company was operating in a legal "grey zone".
  • (15) And lest there be any remaining doubt, a forensic expert on maggots – such people do exist – testified that the theory of "semen-destroying maggots" was balderdash.
  • (16) Testifying before the Senate judiciary committee on Wednesday, John Lewis, a congressman from Georgia, said the court's ruling had left him devastated.
  • (17) British spies don wigs and makeup to testify at US trial of al-Qaida suspect Read more Abid Naseer was first arrested in 2009 in Britain on charges that he was part of a terror cell plotting to blow up a shopping mall in Manchester, England.
  • (18) His report, which has been obtained by The Observer, shows that Mubanga had asked for his sister, aunt and brother to testify in his defence.
  • (19) He also thanked nearly everyone who had been involved in the trial: his attorneys, his family, everyone who testified “with dignity” about their “unbearable” hardships.
  • (20) He had raised the possibility of calling witnesses to testify "if it really is the case that legitimate lobbyists could be paid 30% of the value of a $40m contract simply as recompense for their time and trouble".