GONAD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gonad mean? 

• GONAD (noun)
  The noun GONAD has 1 sense:

1. a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced

  Familiarity information: GONAD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GONAD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

gonad; sex gland

Hypernyms ("gonad" is a kind of...):

ductless gland; endocrine; endocrine gland (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gonad"):

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)

ball; ballock; bollock; egg; nut; orchis; testicle; testis (one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens)

Derivation:

gonadal (of or relating to the gonads)

 Context examples 

This gene plays a role in male gonad development.

(DMRT1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by decreased function of the gonads.

(Hypogonadism, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in gonad development.

(AMH Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in negatively regulating stromal cell proliferation in the gonads.

(INHA Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in the negative regulation of stromal cell proliferation in the gonads.

(INHBA Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in the negative regulation of stromal cell proliferation in the gonads.

(INHBB Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A steroid hormone synthesized by the adrenal glands and the gonads from either 17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone or dehydroepiandrosterone and is a precursor of testosterone.

(Androstenedione, NCI Thesaurus)

Abnormal development of a gonad (ovary or testicle).

(Gonadal dysgenesis, NCI Dictionary)

This gene plays a role in gonad development, female gametogenesis, and hormone binding and signaling.

(FSHR Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Excessive secretion of androgens from the adrenal glands or gonads.

(Androgen Excess, NCI Thesaurus)