n, pl  tes*tes   :  a typically paired male reproductive gland that usu. consists largely of seminiferous tubules from the epithelium of which spermatozoa develop, that corresponds to the ovary of the female and in craniate vertebrates develops from the genital ridges of the embryo, and that in most mammals descends into the scrotum before the attainment of sexual maturity and in many cases before birth .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  de·cid·u·ous  di·a·stase  di·az·o·tize  testes 
 
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