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TesticleAka: Testes, Testis
- See Also
- Male Genital Exam
- Testicular Self-Exam
- Development
- Gestation 7-8 weeks: Testis develops
- Gestation 10-11 weeks: Androgen secretion
- Leydig cells produce testosterone
- Wolffian duct (Mesonephric duct) differentiation
- Epididymis
- Vas deferense
- Seminal vessicles
- Gestation 32-36: Testis descends along gubernaculum
Testicular Diseases (C0039584)
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| Definition (MSH) | Pathological processes of the TESTIS. |
| Definition (CSP) | deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of the testis. |
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047)
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| English | Disease of testis, Disorder of testis, DISORDER TESTICLE, Testes, TESTICULAR DIS, Testicular Disease, Testicular Diseases, Testicular disorder, Testicular Disorders, TESTIS DISORDER |
| Spanish | enfermedad del testÃculo, enfermedad del testiculo, enfermedad testicular, trastorno de testÃculo, trastorno de testiculo, trastorno del testÃculo, trastorno del testiculo, trastorno testicular |
| Credits | Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)
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| Definition (MSH) | The male gonad containing two functional parts: the SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES for the production and transport of male germ cells (SPERMATOGENESIS) and the interstitial compartment containing LEYDIG CELLS that produce ANDROGENS. |
| Definition (UWDA) | Lobular organ the parenchyma of which consists of seminiferous tubules which communicate with the duct of the epididymis. Examples: There only two instances, right testis and left testis. |
| Definition (CSP) | male gonad; either of the paired glands normally located in the scrotum; each testis is surround by an outer mesothelial layer and an inner white capsule and is composed of compartments which contain the seminiferous tubules where the spermatozoa are produced; specialized interstital Leydig cells secrete androgens. |
| Definition (NCI) | (TES-tih-kuls) The two egg-shaped glands found inside the scrotum. They produce sperm and male hormones. Also called testes. |
| Definition (NCI) | Either of the paired male reproductive glands that produce the male germ cells and the male hormones. |
| Concepts | Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component (T023)
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| English | Male gonad, Testes, Testicle, Testicle structure, Testicles, Testicular structure, Testis, Testis structure |
| Spanish | estructura del testÃculo, estructura del testiculo, estructura testicular, gónada masculina, gonada masculina, testÃculo, testiculo |
| Credits | Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)
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