English > reproductive system: 1 sense > noun 1, bodyMeaning | 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 | genital 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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