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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
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
14116
Unique Identifier:
D013737
Occurrence in VHL
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