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gonadal

[goh-nad, gon-ad]

Origin

noun Anatomy.

a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.

Origin:
1875–80; < Neo-Latin gonad- (stem of gonas), equivalent to gon- gon- + -ad- -ad¹

Related forms

go·nad·al, go·na·di·al

[goh-ney-dee-uhl] , go·nad·ic

[goh-nad-ik] , adjective

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World English Dictionary

gonad (ˈɡɒnæd)

—n
1.	an animal organ in which gametes are produced, such as a testis or an ovary
2.	slang a foolish or stupid person

[C19: from New Latin gonas, from Greek gonos seed]

'gonadal

—*adj*

gonadial

—*adj*

go'nadic

—*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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Medical Dictionary

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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