Word familyadjectivegonadalgonadotrophicnoungonadgonadotrophin
Related topics: Birth, Biology, Human
go·nad /ˈɡəʊnæd $ ˈɡoʊ-/ noun [countableC]
technicalMBHB the male or female sex organ in which the sperm or eggs are produced 性腺;睾丸;卵巢
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gonad• Number one I d aim a boot at his gonads.• When the creature matures, the parasitic sperm cells eat out its gonads and replace them with themselves.• Most but not all have their male gonads removed-without explanation.