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orchidometer (or-kid-om-it-er) n. a calliper device for measuring the size of the testicles. Prader o. a collection of testicle-shaped beads of different sizes, each of known volume, for direct comparison to and sizing of the testicles, enabling the precise charting of testicular growth.

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