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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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gonads [(goh-nadz)]

The organs in animals that produce sex cells: ovaries in the female, testes in the male.

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gonad   (gō'nād')  Pronunciation Key 
An organ in animals that produces reproductive cells (gametes). The ovary and testis are gonads.
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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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