Definitions for: Gonad


[n] a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced



Webster (1913) Definition: Gon"ad, n.; pl. Gonads. [Gr. ? that which generates.]
(Anat.)
One of the masses of generative tissue primitively alike in
both sexes, but giving rise to either an ovary or a testis; a
generative gland; a germ gland. --Wiedersheim.

See Also: ball, ballock, bollock, ductless gland, egg, endocrine gland, nut, orchis, ovary, ovotestis, testicle, testis

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