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go⋅nad

  [goh-nad, gon-ad]
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–noun Anatomy.
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
Origin:
1875–80; < NL gonad- (s. of gonas), equiv. to gon- gon- + -ad- -ad 1

Related forms:
go⋅nad⋅al, go⋅na⋅di⋅al  [goh-ney-dee-uhl] , go⋅nad⋅ic  [goh-nad-ik] , adjective
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go·nad   (gō'nād')   
n.  An organ in animals that produces gametes, especially a testis or ovary.

[New Latin gonas, gonad-, from Greek gonos, procreation, genitals; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]
go·nad'al (gō-nād'l), go·nad'ic adj.
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Word Origin & History

gonad 
1880, coined from Gk. gone "seed, act of generation, race, family," from gignesthai "be born."
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Main Entry: go·nad
Pronunciation: 'gO-"nad
Function: noun
: a gamete-producing reproductive gland (as an ovary or testis) —go·nad·al /gO-'nad-&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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.

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gonad

in zoology, primary reproductive gland that produces reproductive cells (gametes). In males the gonads are called testes; the gonads in females are called ovaries. (see ovary; testis).

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