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Testis/Testes versus Testicle(s)

As far as I know, "testicle" is a vernacular construction not commonly used in standard medical nomenclature...the appropriate singular form is "testis," while the plural is "testes." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.91.17.105 (talk) 06:13, 24 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Which is kinda surprising; often medical terms have a diminutive element (such as -cul-) absent in the vernacular. —Tamfang 04:33, 20 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

True to an extent- nobody says to a patient, "ah, well you obviously have had a reactivation of the herpes zoster virus" (shingles) - but in several cases, it's best to be accurate. In this case by calling the article "testis". Testicles is part of the common vernacular, but I for one was surprised not to see a more correct medical term. DoctorReiux 10:47, 21 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A PubMed search for "testicle" yields nearly as many hits as for "testis", and many of the linked articles use "testicle" in the title. It does not seem to me that the term is wholly unscientific. Wnt (talk) 06:29, 30 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hold on! What the heck?! This "Wikipedia" article is the first time that I've ever read of "testicle" being derived from "testimony" rather than the other way around! What I've read before, explained that men used to hold themselves by their testicles during the oath prior to telling the truth upon facing the penalty for perjury, which would be castration. That "testimony" and "testament" et cetera, were thus derived from "testicles", "testis" or whatever you're debating about. Now your article has it the other way around. Because women didn't have any testicles to loose, that's why they didn't "testify". If the article as is, means anything, than you've just flipped my world perception upside down again. LeoStarDragon1 (talk) 21:22, 26 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion about Testicle vs Testis seems to have gone silent about seven years ago: I would like to revive it. I strongly favor "Testis". I offer no scientific rationale for my preference: to me, it just "sounds" more scientific and emotionally neutral vs crude and vernacular. That's IMO. I'm going to "Boldly" edit wherever term testicle is used; and lobby for changing the Article title later. Regards IiKkEe (talk) 15:38, 24 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

As I misunderstand it, testis means literally 'witness', from ter+st– meaning 'standing third', i.e., disinterested party. My nuts bear witness to my sex. —Tamfang (talk) 17:29, 5 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The blood–testis barrier

"The function of the blood–testis barrier (red highlight in diagram above)"... Which diagram above? What red highlight? Bgoldnyxnet (talk) 15:49, 2 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Used WikiBlame tool. It seems that the text was introduced in Special:Diff/63103094, but all versions of both files: File:Male anatomy.png and File:Transversetestis.png do not feature any red highlights. The diagram on the page Blood–testis barrier, however, has a red highlight marked by an arrow numbered 8. Perhaps, same diagram could be added to Testicle page. Also, {{main|Blood–testis barrier}} might be useful at the beginning of the section. Another possibility: just replace the whole paragraph by {{main|...}}. —⁠andrybak (talk) 18:31, 2 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Compulsive behaviour / insticts

Do we have any science behind men touching their balls and then sniffing their fingers? The phenomenon seems to be widespread across different cultures. I think it more refers to the scrotum rather than testis but nevertheless..

Aslo, is Testicular Akathisia a real thing? And if it is, shouldn't it be included to the article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ilya-42 (talk • contribs) 14:52, 11 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]