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REPRODUCTIVE ORGAN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any organ involved in sexual reproduction

Synonyms:

reproductive organ; sex organ

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("reproductive organ" is a kind of...):

organ (a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reproductive organ"):

crotch; genital organ; genitalia; genitals; private parts; privates (external sex organ)

female internal reproductive organ (the reproductive organs of a woman)

male internal reproductive organ; male reproductive gland (the reproductive organs of a man)

mamilla; mammilla; nipple; pap; teat; tit (the small projection of a mammary gland)

Holonyms ("reproductive organ" is a part 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)

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 Context examples: 

A medical specialty concerned with the female reproductive organs in their pregnant and non-pregnant states.

(Obstetrics and gynecology, NCI Thesaurus)

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection and inflammation of the uterus, ovaries, and other female reproductive organs.

(Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

The male reproductive organs.

(Murine Male Reproductive System, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)