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“testes”
testis (s), testes (pl)
1. In law, a witness; one who gives evidence in court, or who witnesses a document; witnesses.
2. In medicine, either of the paired male reproductive glands, roundish in shape, that produce sperm and male sex hormones, and hang in a small sac (scrotum).
3. The male gonad or testicle that is one of two reproductive glands located in the scrotum that produces the male reproductive cells (spermatozoa) and the male hormones testosterone and inhibin.
2. In medicine, either of the paired male reproductive glands, roundish in shape, that produce sperm and male sex hormones, and hang in a small sac (scrotum).
3. The male gonad or testicle that is one of two reproductive glands located in the scrotum that produces the male reproductive cells (spermatozoa) and the male hormones testosterone and inhibin.
From Latin, “a witness” because it “bears witness” to a man’s virility.
A legal definition: A witness; one who gives evidence in court, or who witnesses a document.
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testi-, test-
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“testes”
(Greek > Latin: testes; testicles)
(Greek: scrotum; a combining form denoting relationship to the scrotum or the pouch of skin which contains the testes, epididymides, and lower portions of the spermatic cords)
(Latin: the pouch that holds the testes; a purse; probably a variant of scortum, "a skin, hide"; or of scrautum, "a leather bag for holding arrows"; akin to scrupus, "a sharp stone")
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“testes”
Testes ponderantur, non numerantur
"Witnesses are weighed, not numbered."
That is, in case of a conflict of evidence, the truth is to be sought by weighing the credibility of the respective witnesses, not by the mere numerical preponderance on one side or the other.
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testi-, test-
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Testes ponderantur, non numerantur. (Latin proverb)
Translation: "Witnesses are weighed, not numbered."
That is, in case of a conflict of evidence, the truth is to be sought by weighing the credibility of the respective witnesses, not by the mere numerical preponderance on one side or the other.
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Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group T
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numer-, number-
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pend-, -pens, -pense, -pending, -pended
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testi-, test-
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