gonad (redirected from Gonads)

go·nad  (gnd)

n.

An organ in animals that produces gametes, especially a testis or ovary.

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[New Latin gonas, gonad-, from Greek gonos, procreation, genitals; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]

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go·nadal (g-ndl), go·nadic adj.

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gonad

Noun

an organ in which reproductive cells are produced, such as a testis or ovary [Greek gonos seed]

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gonad  (gnd)

An organ in animals that produces reproductive cells (gametes). The ovary and testis are gonads.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

gonad - a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced sex gland ductless gland, endocrine gland, endocrine - any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream ovary - (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone ovotestis - hermaphroditic gonad that contains both testicular and ovarian tissue ballock, bollock, testicle, testis, orchis, egg, ball, nut - one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"