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adj
Of or pertaining to the gonion, the point at the apex of the mandible, or lower jaw.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, dentistry, medicine, sciences
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adj
Of or pertaining to the gonia, primitive germ cells.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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History
Etymology tree English gonion Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English gonial From gonion + -al.
Extracted from spermatogonial and oogonial, these being the cells the gonia develop into.
