Testes (Testicle) |
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| Editor:
| Surhone, Lambert M.
Timpledon, Miriam T.
Marseken, Susan F. |
| ISBN: | 978-613-0-49879-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2010 |
| Publisher: | AV Akademikerverlag GmbH & Co. KG
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $48.00 |
Book Description:
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The testicle (from Latin testiculus, diminutive of testis, meaning witness, plural testes) is the male generative gland in animals. The etymology of the word is based on Roman law. The Latin word testis, witness, was used in the firmly established legal principle Testis unus, testis nullus (one witness [equals] no witness), meaning that testimony by any one...
More DescriptionPlease note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The testicle (from Latin testiculus, diminutive of testis, meaning witness, plural testes) is the male generative gland in animals. The etymology of the word is based on Roman law. The Latin word testis, witness, was used in the firmly established legal principle Testis unus, testis nullus (one witness [equals] no witness), meaning that testimony by any one person in court was to be disregarded unless corroborated by the testimony of at least another. This led to the common practice of producing two witnesses, bribed to testify the same way in cases of lawsuits with ulterior motives. Since such witnesses always came in pairs, the meaning was accordingly extended, often in the diminutive (testiculus, testiculi).