About The Word Gonad
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Gonad
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What's The Definition Of Gonad?
[n] a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced
Synonyms | Synonyms for Gonad: Related Terms | Find terms related to Gonad: See Also | ball | ballock | bollock | ductless gland | egg | endocrine gland | nut | orchis | ovary | ovotestis | testicle | testis Gonad In Webster's Dictionary \Gon"ad\, n.; pl. {Gonads}. [Gr. ? that which generates.]
(Anat.)
One of the masses of generative tissue primitively alike in
both sexes, but giving rise to either an ovary or a testis; a
generative gland; a germ gland. --Wiedersheim.
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