Gonadal

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the gonads not-comparable

    "In the future, artificial means of reproduction will become possible. Perhaps we will inject the genetic material from one of each partner's sperm into either a synthetic human cell or a gonadal cell with its own nuclear DNA removed beforehand, and grow the resulting emmbryo to term in an artificial uterus."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the gonads wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
endocrineglandulargonadialgonadichumoralovarian

Example

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"In the future, artificial means of reproduction will become possible. Perhaps we will inject the genetic material from one of each partner's sperm into either a synthetic human cell or a gonadal cell with its own nuclear DNA removed beforehand, and grow the resulting emmbryo to term in an artificial uterus."

Etymology

From gonad + -al.

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accessory gonadal structure

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