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gonadal
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go·nad  (gnd)
n.
An organ in animals that produces gametes, especially a testis or ovary.
[New Latin gonas, gonad-, from Greek gonos, procreation, genitals; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]
go·nadal (g-ndl), go·nadic adj.
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Adj.1.gonadal - of or relating to the gonads; "gonadal hormones"


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