female reproductive system
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1. the reproductive system of females (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | genital system, reproductive system, |
| definition | : | organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | egg cell, ovum, |
| definition | : | the female reproductive cell; the female gamete (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | ovary, |
| definition | : | (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | uterus, womb, |
| definition | : | a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | vagina, |
| definition | : | the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | vulva, |
| definition | : | external parts of the female genitalia (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | bartholin's gland, |
| definition | : | either of the two posterior vestibular glands that secrete a lubricating mucus; homologous to Cowper's gland in the male (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | female body, |
| definition | : | the body of a female human being (noun.body) |
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