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Definition of Reproductive system
1. Noun. Organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring.
Generic synonyms: System
Terms within: Germ Cell, Reproductive Cell, Sex Cell, Reproductive Organ, Sex Organ
Group relationships: Apparatus Urogenitalis, Genitourinary Apparatus, Genitourinary System, Systema Urogenitale, Urinary Apparatus, Urinary System, Urogenital Apparatus, Urogenital System
Specialized synonyms: Female Reproductive System, Male Reproductive System
Definition of Reproductive system
1. Noun. (anatomy) The system of organs within an organism which work together for the purpose of reproduction. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Reproductive system
1. In women, the organs that are directly involved in producing eggs and in conceiving and carrying babies. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reproductive System
Literary usage of Reproductive system
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of Morphology by Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology (1903)
"The points are : The entire anatomy of the reproductive system, ... Some or all
of the parts of the reproductive system are shown in Figs. 3-8 and 33-62. ..."
2. The Cambridge Natural History by Arthur Everett Shipley, Sidney Frederic Harmer (1895)
"... NERVOUS SYSTEM — reproductive system — EMBRYOLOGY — HABITS — DISTRIBUTION —
CLASSIFICATION Introduction THE group Brachiopoda owes its chief interest to ..."
3. Arboreal Man by Frederic Wood Jones (1916)
"CHAPTER XXI THE reproductive system THE influences of tree-climbing upon the
reproductive habits, and consequently upon the reproductive system, ..."
4. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1844)
"THE ANNALS AND MAGAZINE OF NATURAL HISTORY. No. 93. DECEMBER 1844. XLVII.—On the
Morphology of the reproductive system of the ..."
5. The Mosquitoes of North and Central America and the West Indies by Leland Ossian Howard, Harrison Gray Dyar, Frederick Knab (1912)
"The organs of the reproductive system are: 1. Ovaries. 2. Oviducts and common
oviduct. 3. Mucus gland and duct. 4. Spermathecae and ducts. ..."
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