testicular

IPA/teˈstɪkjələ(r)/
KK[tˌɛstˈɪkjəlɚ]IPA/teˈstɪkjələr/

testicular — adjective

  • testicularpositive
  • more testicularcomparative
  • most testicularsuperlative

1. describing the male sex glands known as testicles, which make sperm and the horm

1.形容詞B2
釋義

describing the male sex glands known as testicles, which make sperm and the hormone testosterone; used especially in medical contexts when discussing examinations, diseases, or physical damage to that area of the body.

例句

After the car accident, Miguel had testicular pain and went straight to the hospital.

collocation: testicular pain

Doctors recommend that young men perform a testicular self-examination every month to check for lumps.

frequent noun modifier: testicular self-examination

文法句型

testicular + [noun]

用法筆記

This term is almost always used as a modifier before a noun (testicular pain, testicular cancer, testicular trauma). In everyday conversation, people usually say "testicle" instead (e.g. 'He hurt his testicle' rather than 'He has a testicular injury').

常見錯誤

❌He felt a pain in his testicular.
✅He felt a pain in his testicle.
💡'testicular' is an adjective, not a noun; the noun form is 'testicle' or 'testes'.