TESTICULAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does testicular mean? 

• TESTICULAR (adjective)
  The adjective TESTICULAR has 1 sense:

1. of or involving the testes

  Familiarity information: TESTICULAR used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TESTICULAR (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or involving the testes

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

testicular cancer

Pertainym:

testis (one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens)

Derivation:

testicle (one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens)

 Context examples 

A drug used to treat testicular and small cell lung cancers.

(Etopophos, NCI Dictionary)

Tumors: Mammary tumors 41% in females and 23% in males, pituitary adenomas 36% in females and 24% in males, testicular interstitial cell tumors 85% in males.

(F344, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene may be involved in testicular function.

(C15orf55 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent also exerts progesterogenic activity, resulting in a reduction in testicular androgen secretion and total androgen blockade.

(Cyproterone, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein may be involved in testicular function.

(Melanoma-Associated Antigen 12, NCI Thesaurus)

Aberrant expression or mutation of the gene may be associated with testicular germ cell cancer.

(DMRT1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A drug that is used with other drugs to treat germ cell testicular cancer that did not respond to previous treatment with other drugs.

(Ifex, NCI Dictionary)

A regimen consisting of etoposide and cisplatin used to treat small cell and advanced-stage non-small cell lung cancer; also used for the treatment of advanced-stage testicular cancer.

(EP Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)

Ovarian or testicular dysfunction associated with high levels of gonadotropins.

(Hypergonadotropic Hypogonadism, NCI Thesaurus)

A drug used to treat Ewing sarcoma, gestational trophoblastic tumor, Wilms tumor, and certain types of testicular cancer.

(actinomycin D, NCI Dictionary)