Standard Lemma guide

testicular

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /tɛsˈtɪkjələ/
  • /tɛsˈtɪkjəlɚ/
  • /tĕ-stĭk'yə-lər/
  • /tĕ-stĭk'yū-lər/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪkjʊlə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: T EH2 S T IH1 K Y AH0 L ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to one or more testicles; of the testicle(s).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or involving the testes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • testicular cancer

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: testicular — pertaining to the testicles
  • French: testiculaire — pertaining to the testicles
  • Galician: testicular — pertaining to the testicles
  • German: testikulär — pertaining to the testicles
  • German: Hoden- — pertaining to the testicles
  • Italian: testicolare — pertaining to the testicles
  • Central Kurdish: گونی (gunî) — pertaining to the testicles
  • Polish: jądrowy — pertaining to the testicles
  • Portuguese: testicular — pertaining to the testicles
  • Romanian: testicular — pertaining to the testicles
  • Slovene: testikuláren — pertaining to the testicles
  • Spanish: testicular — pertaining to the testicles