English > genital system: 1 sense > noun 1, body| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Parts | reproductive cell, germ cell, sex cell | A spermatozoon or an ovum |
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| reproductive organ, sex organ | Any organ involved in sexual reproduction |
| Narrower | female reproductive system | The reproductive system of females |
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| male reproductive system | The reproductive system of males |
| Broader | system | A group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts |
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| Spanish | sistema reproductor |
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| Catalan | sistema reproductor |
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