- gonad
- The part of the reproductive system that produces and releases eggs (ovary) or sperm (testicle/testis).
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Gonad — 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gonad — gonad. См. гонада. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
gonad — 1880, from Mod.L. gonas (pl. gonades), coined from Gk. gone, gonos seed, act of generation, race, family, from gignesthai be born, related to genos race, birth, descent (see GENUS (Cf. genus)). Related: gonads … Etymology dictionary
gonad — ► NOUN ▪ a bodily organ that produces gametes; a testis or ovary. DERIVATIVES gonadal adjective. ORIGIN Latin gonades, plural of gonas, from Greek gon generation, seed … English terms dictionary
gonad — [gō′nad΄] n. [< ModL gonas (pl. gonades) < Gr gonē, a seed, generation < IE * gon < base * ĝen , to produce > GENUS] an organ or gland in animals that produces reproductive cells; esp., an ovary or testis gonadal adj … English World dictionary
Gonad — A reproductive gland (ovary or testis) that produces germ cells (gametes). In embryonic life, the gonad in males and females is initially identical. This gonad is said to be indifferent before it differentiates into a definitive testis or ovary.… … Medical dictionary
gonad — gonadal, gonadial /goh nay dee euhl/, gonadic /goh nad ik/, adj. /goh nad, gon ad/, n. Anat. a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis. [1875 80; < NL gonad (s. of gonas), equiv. to gon GON + ad AD1] * * * ▪ … Universalium
Gonad — The gonad is the organ that makes gametes. The gonads in males are the testes and the gonads in females are the ovaries. The product, gametes, are haploid germ cells. For example, spermatozoon and egg cells are gametes. Although medically the… … Wikipedia
gonad — UK [ˈɡəʊnæd] / US [ˈɡoʊˌnæd] noun [countable] Word forms gonad : singular gonad plural gonads medical a sex organ that makes cells used in producing babies. In men this sex organ is called a testicle, and in women it is called an ovary … English dictionary
gonad — noun Etymology: New Latin gonad , gonas, from Greek gonos Date: 1880 a reproductive gland (as an ovary or testis) that produces gametes • gonadal adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
gonad(o)- — [L. gonas, gen. gonadis gonad, from Gr. gonos procreation] a combining form denoting relationship to the gonads … Medical dictionary
