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reproductive organ [1 record]

Record 1 2017-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genitourinary Tract
  • Reproduction (Medicine)
DEF

Any organ [either internal or external] involved in sexual reproduction.

OBS

[The reproductive system constitutes] male: penis (notably the glans penis and foreskin), testicles, scrotum, prostate, seminal vesicles, epididymis, Cowper's glands; female: vulva (notably the clitoris), vagina (notably the cervix), labia, uterus, Fallopian tubes, ovaries, Skene's glands, Bartholin's glands.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil génito-urinaire
  • Reproduction (Médecine)
CONT

Utérus - Organe reproducteur féminin qui abrite et nourrit le fœtus.

CONT

Vagin : Organe génital interne de la femme, composé d'un canal conduisant au col de l'utérus et s'ouvrant sur la vulve.

CONT

Il existe une bonne corrélation entre la maturation d'un organe génital externe comme le pénis et le taux d'une hormone gonadique : la téstostérone.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aparato genitourinario
  • Reproducción (Medicina)
DEF

Cada una de las partes del cuerpo (interna o externa) que ejerce la función de reproducción sexual.

CONT

Desde el nacimiento, el ser humano presenta claramente definidos sus órganos genitales. [...] Los órganos genitales femeninos: ovarios, trompas de Falopio, útero, vagina, vulva. [...] Los órganos genitales masculinos: testículos, epidídimo, conducto deferente, vesículas seminales, próstata, uretra, pene.

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