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REPRODUCTIVE ORGAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any organ involved in sexual reproduction
Synonyms:
reproductive organ; sex organ
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("reproductive organ" is a kind of...):
organ (a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reproductive organ"):
crotch; genital organ; genitalia; genitals; private parts; privates (external sex organ)
female internal reproductive organ (the reproductive organs of a woman)
male internal reproductive organ; male reproductive gland (the reproductive organs of a man)
mamilla; mammilla; nipple; pap; teat; tit (the small projection of a mammary gland)
Holonyms ("reproductive organ" is a part of...):
genital system; reproductive system (organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring)
Context examples:
A medical specialty concerned with the female reproductive organs in their pregnant and non-pregnant states.
(Obstetrics and gynecology, NCI Thesaurus)
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection and inflammation of the uterus, ovaries, and other female reproductive organs.
(Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
The male reproductive organs.
(Murine Male Reproductive System, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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