| NOUN | body | genital system, reproductive system | organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring |
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| Meaning | organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring. | |
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| Synonym | reproductive system | |
| Part of | urogenital system, urogenital apparatus, urinary system, urinary apparatus, genitourinary system, genitourinary apparatus, systema urogenitale, apparatus urogenitalis | The system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine |
| Parts | reproductive cell, germ cell, sex cell | A spermatozoon or an ovum |
| reproductive organ, sex organ | Any organ involved in sexual reproduction | |
| Narrower | female reproductive system | The reproductive system of females |
| male reproductive system | The reproductive system of males | |
| Broader | system | A group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts |
| Spanish | sistema reproductor | |
| Catalan | sistema reproductor | |
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