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gonadal

gonadal

8.2
Relating to the parts of the body that make eggs or sperm, like ovaries and testes
  • adjective
  • /ɡoʊˈnædəl/
  • Specialized
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  • The spawning season for Gulf menhaden was determined by observations of larvae, gonadal development, and the presence of eggs in plankton samples.
  • gonadal hormones
  • gonadal secretions

I think that both sexual orientation and autism are influenced by prenatal gonadal exposure.

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Examples

  • Reproductive studies included gonadal sex differentiation in Oreochromis niloticus.

    Academic text (1990)

  • More severe phenotypes in our patients suggested that both SRY and NR5A1 variants result in complete gonadal dysgenesis, which is responsible for the simultaneous complex manifestation.

    Academic text (2018)

  • I think that both sexual orientation and autism are influenced by prenatal gonadal exposure.

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  • The patient presented with genital dysplasia and gonadal dysgenesis.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Gonadal hormones are assumed to play a role in the development of these neural sex differences.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The panel contains the majority of candidate genes for 46, XY DSD and genes reported to be involved in gonadal or genital development from animal model research but not reported in human beings.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Missense mutations p.S430I of NR5A1 and p.T7P of WT1 were identified in patient DSD0096, who presented with gonadal dysplasia and a relatively normal testosterone level.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Increasing hours of daylight promote gonadal development, fat accumulation, and migratory movement.

  • The patient presented with genital dysplasia and gonadal dysgenesis.

  • Assumed to play a role in the development of these neural sex differences, gonadal hormones are critical.

Surface Forms

gonadal positive

Morphology

gonadal = gonad (transparent) = gonad + al

The adjective is formed in the regular way from the noun 'gonad' with the relational suffix '-al'.

Etymology

The word gonadal comes from the Greek root gonos, meaning 'seed' or 'offspring'. That's why gonadal describes the organs that make eggs or sperm, such as the ovaries and testes.