testes

Finnish translation: kivekset

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English term or phrase:testes
Finnish translation:kivekset
Entered by: Eija Teppo

18:46 Sep 30, 2009
English to Finnish translations [PRO]
Science - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng / Animal studies
English term or phrase: testes
Testes? = Animal feeding studies in rat, mouse and dog, at high doses, have demonstrated effects on fertility and testes.
Eija Teppo
kivekset
Explanation:
The testicle (from Latin testiculus, diminutive of testis, meaning "witness" [of virility],[1] plural testes) is the male generative gland in animals.
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kivekset


Explanation:
The testicle (from Latin testiculus, diminutive of testis, meaning "witness" [of virility],[1] plural testes) is the male generative gland in animals.

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  • The testicle (from Latin testiculus, diminutive of testis, meaning "witness" [of virility],[1] plural testes) is the male generative gland in animals.

    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testes
Juha Valtonen
Estonia
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agree  Jussi Rosti
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kivekset


Explanation:
Yksikkö testis, monikko testes.

Topi Kuusinen
Finland
Local time: 16:00
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agree  Jussi Rosti
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Reference information:
plural = testes
singular = testis

Male fertility and testis cell functions are in part reg-
Male fertility and testis cell functions are in part reg- ulated by the steroid hormone 17-estradiol, whose regulatory functions are mediated by the ...
www.andrologyjournal.org/cgi/reprint/22/4/652.pdf - Similar
by SO Mueller - 2001 - Cited by 8 - Related articles - All 5 versions

liz askew
United Kingdom
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