bollock
Noun
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One of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens (synset 105532266)
"she kicked him in the balls and got away"is a type of:
- gonad, sex gland - a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced
- male reproductive gland - the reproductive organs of a man
subtypes:- cobblers - a man's testicles (from Cockney rhyming slang: cobbler's awl rhymes with ball)
- undescended testicle, undescended testis - a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops
has:- arteria testicularis, internal spermatic artery, testicular artery - a branch of the aorta supplying the testicles
- testicular vein, vena testicularis - a vein from the testicles
- seminiferous tubule - any of the numerous long convoluted tubules in the testis which are the sites where spermatozoa mature
- epididymis - a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens
- rete testis - network of tubules carrying sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vasa efferentia
- ductus deferens, vas deferens - a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct
- spermatic cord - a structure resembling a cord that suspends the testis within the scrotum and contains the vas deferens and other vessels and nerves
is a part of:- male reproductive system - the reproductive system of males
- family jewels, male genital organ, male genitalia, male genitals - external male sex organs
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A pulley-block at the head of a topmast (synset 102868218)
is a type of: block, pulley, pulley block, pulley-block - a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the ropesame as: bullock block
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