The word "gonotome" is spelled /ˈɡɒnətəʊm/. The first syllable, "gono," is pronounced as /ˈɡɒnə/, with a short "o" sound. The second syllable, "tome," is pronounced as /ˈtəʊm/, with a long "o" sound. The word comes from the Greek words "gonia," meaning angle, and "tomē," meaning a cut or section. It refers to a surgical instrument used to make incisions or dissections, particularly in the field of insect anatomy.
A special region of the mesoderm where, according to Van Wijhe, the gonads originate.
A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.