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gonad

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???? (gon?, seed, begetting, birth, offspring), from ????????? (gígnesthai, be born).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /????.næd/

Noun

gonad (plural gonads)

  1. (anatomy) A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary.
  2. (slang, chiefly in the plural) The testicles.

Synonyms

  • (sex gland): sex gland

Derived terms

  • gonadal
  • gonadectomy
  • gonadic
  • gonadoblastoma
  • nad

Translations

Further reading

  • Sex organ on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • gonad at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

  • Dagon, Dogan, Gonda, dango, dogan, donga, goand

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inhibin

English

Etymology

inhibit +? -in

Noun

inhibin (countable and uncountable, plural inhibins)

  1. (biochemistry) A peptide hormone, secreted by the gonads, which inhibits the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone and is thus under consideration as a male contraceptive

Translations

  • Italian: inibina (it)

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