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Gonads
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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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Science Dictionary
gonad  (gō'nād') Pronunciation Key
An organ in animals that produces reproductive cells (gametes). The ovary and testis are gonads. |
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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gonads
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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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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