REPRODUCTIVE ORGAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does reproductive organ mean? 

• REPRODUCTIVE ORGAN (noun)
  The noun REPRODUCTIVE ORGAN has 1 sense:

1. any organ involved in sexual reproduction

  Familiarity information: REPRODUCTIVE ORGAN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REPRODUCTIVE ORGAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any organ involved in sexual reproduction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

reproductive organ; sex organ

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)

 Context examples 

A protein found on cells that line the lungs and reproductive organs, such as the ovaries.

(HE4, NCI Dictionary)

The uterus, or womb, is an important female reproductive organ.

(Ectopic Pregnancy, Dept. of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health)

A branch of medicine that specializes in the care of women during pregnancy and childbirth and in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the female reproductive organs.

(Ob/gyn, NCI Dictionary)

A doctor who specializes in treating diseases of the female reproductive organs.

(Gynecologist, NCI Dictionary)

Damage to the reproductive organs during a surgical procedure.

(Intraoperative Reproductive System Injury, NCI Thesaurus)

A doctor who specializes in treating cancers of the female reproductive organs.

(Gynecologic oncologist, NCI Dictionary)

The area that includes the urinary tract and reproductive organs.

(Genito-Urinary Region, NCI Thesaurus)

A complete physical examination of a woman's external and internal reproductive organs by a health professional.

(Pelvic Examination, NCI Thesaurus)

A condition in which the female reproductive organs are inflamed.

(Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, NCI Dictionary)

Female Reproductive System Alteration involves a change in the quality of the existing state of functionality of one or more female reproductive organs or organ processes.

(Female Reproductive System Alteration, NCI Thesaurus)