Secrets of Male Sexuality 4

By J.J. Wanton

How should testicular self-examination be performed? What are ‘blue balls’ and how can they be relieved? What are the various forms of testicular sex? These and many more questions are answered in this book!

• Language: English
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• Release date: Mar 15, 2012
• ISBN: 9781105602313

J.J. Wanton

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Testicles

Definition

What is the testicle?

It is the male generative gland in animals.

Etymology

What is the etymology of the word ‘testicle’?

It is derived from the Latin testiculus, diminutive of testis, meaning witness [of virility], plural testes.

On what is the etymology of the word based?

Roman law

How so?

The Latin word testis, witness, was used in the firmly established legal principle Testis unus, testis nullus (one witness [equals] no witness), meaning that testimony by any one person in court was to be disregarded unless corroborated by the testimony of at least another. This led to the common practice of producing two witnesses, bribed to testify the same way in cases of lawsuits with ulterior motives. Since such witnesses always came in pairs, the meaning was accordingly extended, often in the diminutive (testiculus, testiculi)

Is there an alternative theory regarding the etymology of the word ‘testicle’?

Another theory says that testis is influenced by a loan translation, from Greek parastates defender (in law), supporter that is two glands side by side

External Testicular Morphology

Do all healthy male vertebrates have two testes?

Almost all; the primitive jawless fish have only a single testis, located in the midline of the body, although even this forms from the fusion of paired structures in the embryo.

To which female organs are testicles homologous?

The ovaries

Testicle Position

Is one testicle lower than the other?

In