Meanings
gonial1
adjectivegonial (not comparable)
- not comparableanatomyOf 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
gonial2
adjectivegonial (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyOf 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
gonial · adjective
- Englishgonion
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishgonial
gonial · adjective
Extracted from spermatogonial and oogonial, these being the cells the gonia develop into.
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APA
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“gonial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonial. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gonial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonial.
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