gonad
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- noun
- /ˈɡoʊnæd/
- Specialized
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gónada
- The scientist explained the function of the gonads in producing gametes essential for the species' survival.
- gonad stage 3, mature
- gonad stage
- gonad yield
So they have both male gonads and female gonads.
- So they have both male gonads and female gonads.
- So we need LH and FSH to stimulate the gonads, the ovary or the testes.
- And then our male gonads form and we're just healthy males without any disorders.
- So brain, eyes and gonads are all immune privileged and they do not inflamed easily when infected.
- So cooling causes vasoconstriction and then after the cooling there's a rebound vasodilation and there's more infusion of blood into the gonads.
- This, these are gonads, you know, that type of situation.
- And so you take another drug that makes your basically makes your gonads regular size.
- I think if part of me will be maybe, maybe the gonads.
- And the, the, the, the germ line are the cells that go to make up are gonads or eggs or sperm.
- And so rather than the brain, the nucleus of the cell is reproduction gonad.
- Things like zinc tongali, etcetera, that can probably provide a boost beyond normal without shutting down the gonads.
- There are hormones that go with the gonads and if we don't understand what they do to the construct of the brain itself.
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In most animals, the gonads are responsible for producing sperm and eggs for reproduction.
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So we need LH and FSH to stimulate the gonads, the ovary or the testes.
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And class, please be very careful with the gonads.
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And if you remove the gonads of a male, the brain just stays female.
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And then our male gonads form and we're just healthy males without any disorders.
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So they have both male gonads and female gonads.
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Salmon need to eat enough in the autumn for their gonads to mature the following spring.
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The testis was large and located in the posterior 20% of the gonad.
Academic text (1993) -
The criterion for distinguishing males and females was through the macroscopic evaluation of the gonads.
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The brain is generally considered a target of steroid hormones secreted by the gonads and adrenals (Figure 2).
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
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A gland that makes the cells used to make babies, like an ovary or testis
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gonad comes from the Greek word gonē, which means 'seed' or 'offspring'. So a gonad is the body part that makes the reproductive 'seeds', like eggs or sperm, which is why modern use names organs such as the ovary or testis.