English > apparatus urogenitalis: 1 sense > noun 1, body| Meaning | The system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine. |
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| Synonyms | urogenital system, urogenital apparatus, urinary system, urinary apparatus, genitourinary system, genitourinary apparatus, systema urogenitale |
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| Parts | excretory organ, urinary organ | An organ that separates waste substances from the blood and discharges them |
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| reproductive system, genital system | organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring |
| ureter | Either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder |
| urethra | duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct |
| urinary bladder | A membranous sac for temporary retention of urine |
| urinary tract | The organs and tubes involved in the production and excretion of urine |
| Broader | system | A group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts |
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| Spanish | sistema urinario, systema urogenitale |
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| Catalan | sistema urinari |
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