gonad
/goh-nad, gon-ad/US // ˈgoʊ næd, ˈgɒn æd //UK // (ˈɡɒnæd) //
性腺,生殖腺,性腺素,生殖器
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Anatomy.
- : a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as ingenitals
Examples
This fact led Cuvier erroneously to the belief that a duct existed leading from the gonad to this papilla.
The essential reproductive organ or gonad consists of both ovarian and testicular cells (see fig. 42).
It seems that the posterior nephridia are mainly gonad ducts, and the gonads are developed in close association with the funnels.
To this category will belong the oviducts in Teleostean fishes and probably the gonad ducts in several groups of invertebrates.
In some forms the kidney is closely associated with the gonad, and seems to coperate with the latter in the generative functions.
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