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female reproductive system

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Noun1.female reproductive systemfemale reproductive system - the reproductive system of females  
female body - the body of a female human being
egg cell, ovum - the female reproductive cell; the female gamete
genital system, reproductive system - organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring
female genital organ, female genitalia, female genitals, fanny - external female sex organs; "in England `fanny' is vulgar slang for female genitals"
ovary - (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone
Fallopian tube, oviduct, uterine tube - either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus
uterus, womb - a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus
vagina - the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus; "the vagina receives the penis during coitus"; "the vagina is elastic enough to allow the passage of a fetus"
vulva - external parts of the female genitalia
Bartholin's gland - either of the two posterior vestibular glands that secrete a lubricating mucus; homologous to Cowper's gland in the male


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Gene expression profile induced by 17a-ethinyl estradiol, bisphenol A, and genistein in the developing female reproductive system of the rat.
Reproductive biologists have closed a gap in their understanding of how the female reproductive system works, an advance that could improve in vitro fertilization procedures.
This type of cancer is difficult to detect and causes more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system.
 
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