testicle
internal organ used in the male reproductive system
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Summary
testicle is an organ type[1]. testicle draws 14,101 Wikipedia views per month (organ type category, ranking #6 of 50).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: class of anatomical entity[3]
- Subclass of: gonad[4], lobular organ[5], male organ[6], particular anatomical entity[7]
- Commons category: Testicles[8]
- Significant event: Descensus testis[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Testicle[10]
- Described by source: Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[11], Otto's encyclopedia[12], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[16], Small Soviet Encyclopedia[17]
- Partially coincident with: ovotestis[18]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C12412[19]
- Arterial supply: testicular artery[20]
- Lymphatic drainage: Lumbar lymph nodes[21]
- Venous drainage: testicular vein[22]
- Sexually homologous with: ovary[23]
- Development of anatomical structure: male gonad development[24]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25]
Why It Matters
testicle has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] testicle is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]