gono-, gon-, -gony, gonado-, gonad- +
(Greek > Latin: ovary or testis; based on Greek gonos, "seed" and gone, that which generates, generation; genitals, offspring; origination; seed; semen")
agamogony
Asexual reproduction by development of a new individual from a single cell, following binary or multiple fission, or budding.
agonad, agonadal
Absence of gonads.
amphigonadism
Possession of both ovarian and testicular tissue; true hermaphroditism.
amphigony
Sexual reproduction involving cross fertilization.
gonad
An organ that produces sex cells; a testis or an ovary.
gonadal
Relating to a gonad.
gonadectomy, gonadectomize
1. Excision of the ovary or testis.
2. To deprive of the gonads, or testis, by surgical excision.
3. Castration.
gonadial
Pertaining to a gonad.
gonadogenesis
The development of the gonads in the embryo, especially the development of gonads typical of one or the other sex.
gonadoinhibitory
Inhibiting or preventing gonadal activity.
gonadokinetic
Stimulating gonadal activity.
gonadopathy
Any disease affecting the gonads.
gonadopause
The loss of gonadal activity that accompanies the aging process.
gonadotherapy
Medical treatment of gonadal disease.
gonadotroph, gonadotrophic, gonadotropic
An endocrine cell of the adenohypophysis that affects certain cells of the ovary or testis.
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