gonads
Reproductive organ pair
Gonads are the organs that produce reproductive cells—testes in males, ovaries in females.
The term appears in biology and medicine: The doctor examined the patient's gonads.
In casual speech, gonads is a slightly clinical-sounding euphemism for testicles, often used humorously: That kick got him right in the gonads.
Gamete fusion creating zygote
- gametesReproductive cells for fusion
- spermMale reproductive cell
- eggsReproductive cells in shells
- ovaFemale reproductive cells
spermatozoa · conception · fertility · zygote · oogenesis · spermatogenesis · meiosis · ovulation
Male reproductive glands
- ovariesEgg-producing organs
- testiclesMale reproductive glands
- sex glandsGamete-producing organs
- scrotumPouch containing male gonads
ovarian · testicular · genitalia · germinal · follicles · epididymis · vas deferens · fallopian
Round solid objects
- nutsSeeds in shells
- bollocksBritish slang for nonsense
- nadsTesticles, informally
- family jewelsInherited precious ornaments
cajones · crown jewels · stones · knackers · plums · huevos · cojones · rocks
Chief male sex hormone
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- progesteroneOvarian steroid supporting gestation
- androgensMasculinizing steroid hormones
- endocrineInternally secreting gland system
sex hormones · hormonal · secretion · LH · pituitary · hypothalamus · HCG · inhibin
Sexual development stage
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- menarcheOnset of menstruation
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- differentiationRecognizing meaningful differences
primordial · morphogenesis · sexual maturation · growth · descended · undescended · adrenarche · Tanner stages
fertilization
Gamete fusion creating zygote
ova · spermatozoa · conception · fertility · zygote · oogenesis · spermatogenesis · meiosis · ovulation · reproduction
testes
Male reproductive glands
- ovariesEgg-producing organs
- testiclesMale reproductive glands
- sex glandsGamete-producing organs
scrotum · ovarian · testicular · genitalia · germinal · follicles · epididymis · vas deferens · fallopian · reproductive tract
balls
Round solid objects
family jewels · cajones · crown jewels · stones · knackers · plums · huevos · cojones · rocks · jewels
testosterone
Chief male sex hormone
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- progesteroneOvarian steroid supporting gestation
- androgensMasculinizing steroid hormones
endocrine · sex hormones · hormonal · secretion · LH · pituitary · hypothalamus · HCG · inhibin · DHEA
puberty
Sexual development stage
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- menarcheOnset of menstruation
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
differentiation · primordial · morphogenesis · sexual maturation · growth · descended · undescended · adrenarche · Tanner stages · prenatal
- reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, sperm
- reproductive anatomypenis, vagina, testes, testicles, ovaries
- sex biologybiological sex, sex chromosomes, Y chromosome, XY, sex determination
- endocrine glandsadrenal gland, adrenal glands, adrenals, adrenal, parathyroid glands
- glandssalivary gland, adrenal glands, sweat gland, adrenal gland, sebaceous gland
- gonadsovaries, ovary, testes, testicle, testis
gonadscastrated
Deprived of gonads
neutered · spayed · sterilized · eunuch · sterile
gonadsvas deferens
Sperm-transporting tube
fallopian tubes · epididymis · ducts · urethra · uterus