Gonads
[goh-nad, gon-ad] /ˈgoʊ næd, ˈgɒn æd/
noun, Anatomy.
1.
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
/ˈɡɒnæd/
noun
1.
an animal organ in which gametes are produced, such as a testis or an ovary
2.
(slang) a foolish or stupid person
n.
1880, from Modern Latin gonas (plural gonades), coined from Greek gone, gonos “seed, act of generation, race, family,” from gignesthai “be born,” related to genos “race, birth, descent” (see genus). Related: gonads.
gonad go·nad (gō’nād’)
n.
An organ that produces gametes, especially a testis or an ovary.
go·nad’al (gō-nād’l) or go·nad’ic adj.
gonad
(gō’nād’)
An organ in animals that produces reproductive cells (gametes). The ovary and testis are gonads.
gonads [(goh-nadz)]
The organs in animals that produce sex cells: ovaries in the female, testes in the male.
Read Also:
- Gonaduct
gonaduct gon·a·duct (gŏn’ə-dŭkt’) n.
- Gonaives
[French gaw-na-eev] /French gɔ naˈiv/ noun 1. Gulf of, an inlet of the Caribbean Sea, between the two peninsulas of W Haiti. 2. a seaport in W Haiti. /French ɡɔnaiv/ noun 1. a port in W Haiti, on the Gulf of Gonaïves; scene of the proclamation of Haiti’s independence (1804). Pop: 104 825 (2003)
- Gonalgia
gonalgia go·nal·gi·a (gō-nāl’jē-ə, -jə) n. Pain in the knee.
- Gonangiectomy
gonangiectomy gon·an·gi·ec·to·my (gŏn’ān-jē-ěk’tə-mē) n. See vasectomy.
- Gonangium
[goh-nan-jee-uh m] /goʊˈnæn dʒi əm/ noun, plural gonangia [goh-nan-jee-uh] /goʊˈnæn dʒi ə/ (Show IPA), gonangiums. 1. a reproductive polyp of a colonial hydroid, giving rise asexually to medusa buds.