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gonial

UK/ˈɡəʊnɪəl/US/ˈɡoʊni.əl/

gonial adjective: of or pertaining to the gonion, the point at the apex of the mandible, or lower jaw.

Adjective (1)

gonial (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the gonion, the point at the apex of the mandible, or lower jaw.
    • "We have seen that the gonial diameter, being related to the head breadth, is higher among the northern groups and especially among Mongols."1925, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich Shirokogorov, Anthropology of Eastern China and Kwangtung Province, page 79

Adjective (2)

gonial (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the gonia, primitive germ cells.
    • "When found, the expelled elements may be gonial cells or oocytes, normal or rarely degenerating."1932, Tso-hin Cheng, The Germ Cell History of Rana Cantabrigensis Baird, page 558

Origin of gonial

From gonion + -al.

Extracted from spermatogonial and oogonial, these being the cells the gonia develop into.

Words formed from gonial

Questions about gonial

What does gonial mean?
Gonial means of or pertaining to the gonion, the point at the apex of the mandible, or lower jaw.
What part of speech is gonial?
Gonial is an adjective.
How do you pronounce gonial?
Gonial is pronounced /ˈɡoʊni.əl/ (US).

Words near gonial in the dictionary

  1. gongylus
  2. Gongzhuling
  3. gonia
  4. goniacean
  5. goniaceans
  6. gonial
  7. gonialblast
  8. gonialblasts
  9. goniasterid
  10. goniasterids
  11. goniatite

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