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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. 1

    Anatomy.

    • : a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.

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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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