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FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The reproductive system of females
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("female reproductive system" is a kind 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)
Meronyms (parts of "female reproductive system"):
egg cell; ovum (the female reproductive cell; the female gamete)
fanny; female genital organ; female genitalia; female genitals (external female sex organs)
ovary ((vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone)
Fallopian tube; oviduct; uterine tube (either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus)
uterus; womb (a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus)
vagina (the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus)
vulva (external parts of the female genitalia)
Bartholin's gland (either of the two posterior vestibular glands that secrete a lubricating mucus; homologous to Cowper's gland in the male)
Holonyms ("female reproductive system" is a part of...):
female body (the body of a female human being)
Context examples:
A non-metastasizing neoplasm that arises from the male or female reproductive system.
(Benign Reproductive System Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign epithelial neoplasm of the female reproductive system arising from mesonephric remnants.
(Benign Mesonephroma, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-metastasizing neoplasm that arises from the female reproductive system.
(Benign Female Reproductive System Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign, borderline, or malignant surface epithelial-stromal tumor of the female reproductive system that is characterized by the presence of glands and/or cysts lined by neoplastic cells that resemble endometrial cells.
(Endometrioid Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
An abnormal communication between a female reproductive system organ and another organ or cavity.
(Female Genital Tract Fistula, NCI Thesaurus)
A finding about one or more characteristics of female reproductive system cancer, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system.
(Female Reproductive System Cancer TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)
A finding about one or more characteristics of female reproductive system cancer, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v6 classification system.
(Female Reproductive System Cancer TNM Finding v6, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-neoplastic disorder that affects the female reproductive system.
(Female Non-Neoplastic Reproductive System Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
A disorder characterized by an abnormal communication between a female reproductive system organ and another organ or anatomic site.
(Female Genital Tract Fistula, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
Representative examples include malignant mixed mesodermal (Mullerian) tumor of the female reproductive system and carcinosarcoma of the salivary gland and the lung.
(Malignant Mixed Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
