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Descriptor
English
:
Testis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Testículo
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Testículo
Synonyms
English
:
Testicles
Tree Number:
A05.360.444.849
A05.360.576.782
A06.407.312.782
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
torsion =
SPERMATIC CORD TORSION
;
inflammation
=
ORCHITIS
; /abnorm: agenesis or dysgenesis: coord
TESTIS
/abnorm (IM) with
GONADAL DYSGENESIS
(IM); /cytol: consider also
LEYDIG CELLS
; /surg is probably
ORCHIECTOMY
; excision =
ORCHIECTOMY
Consider also terms at
English
:
ORCHI-
See Related
English
:
Orchiectomy
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
abnormalities
anatomy & histology
blood supply
chemistry
cytology
drug effects
embryology
enzymology
growth & development
immunology
injuries
innervation
metabolism
microbiology
pathology
physiology
physiopathology
parasitology
radiography
radiation effects
radionuclide imaging
secretion
surgery
transplantation
ultrastructure
ultrasonography
virology
Record Number:
14116
Unique Identifier:
D013737
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