network of tubules carrying sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vasa efferentia
body noun (body parts)
rete testes
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/ˈriti ˈtɛstɪs/ is an anastomosing network of delicate tubules located in the hilum of the testicle that carries sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vasa efferentia. It's in the rete testis that the sperm become concentrated and other fluids... (40 of 248 words, 5 images)
A hilar testicular network that collects produced sperm from the seminiferous tubules, and connects with the efferent ducts. (18 of 20 words)
in animals, the organ that produces sperm, the male reproductive cell, and androgens, the male hormones. In humans the testes occur as a pair of ... (25 of 747 words, 5 images)
another word for "testicle" (4 of 318 words, 6 usage examples, pronunciations)
The reproductive gland in a male vertebrate, the source of spermatozoa and ... | An analogous gland in an invertebrate animal, such as a hydra or a ... (26 of 259 words, 2 definitions, pronunciations)
one of a pair of glands that produce the male reproductive cells, or sperm. In fetal life the testes develop in the abdomen, then descend into an ... (27 of 137 words, pronunciations)
a typically paired male reproductive gland that produces sperm and secretes testosterone and that in most mammals is contained within the scrotum at ... (23 of 52 words, pronunciations)
either of two oval sex glands in the male that are suspended in the scrotum and secrete spermatozoa; testis (19 of 37 words, pronunciations)
either of the two round male sex organs which produce sperm and are contained in the scrotum (bag of skin) below and behind the penis (25 of 34 words, pronunciation)
an organ which produces spermatozoa (male reproductive cells) (8 of 34 words, pronunciations)
a testicle (2 of 28 words, pronunciation)
the male gonad or reproductive gland, either of two oval glands located in the scrotum. (15 of 26 words, pronunciations)
either of the paired male reproductive glands, roundish in shape, that produce sperm and male sex hormones, and hang in a small sac scrotum (24 of 54 words, pronunciations)
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Origin: rete + testis
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Origin: Latin rete.
First use: 14th century
Origin: (referring to a metal network used with an astrolabe): from Latin rēte net
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First use: 17th century
Origin: from Latin, literally: witness (to masculinity)
Origin: Middle English riet from Latin rete, net: see "retina"
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Origin: Latin
First use: 1541
Origin: New Latin, from Latin, net
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First use: 1650
Origin: Latin, witness, testis
First use: mid 16th century
Origin: Latin rete "net"
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First use: early 18th century
Origin: Latin, literally "a witness" (i.e. to virility). Compare with "testicle"
Origin: Latin rēte, net.
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Origin: Latin, witness, testis; see "testify".
First use: 1704
Origin: (plural testes), from Latin testis "testicle", usually regarded as a special application of testis "witness", presumably because ... (18 of 85 etymology words)
First use: 14th century
Origin: Latin, "net"
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First use: Early 18th century
Origin: Latin, "witness", because it "bears witness" to a man's virility
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