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male reproductive system

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Noun1.male reproductive system - the reproductive system of malesmale reproductive system - the reproductive system of males    
male body - the body of a male human being
prostate, prostate gland - a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen
sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoan, spermatozoon - the male reproductive cell; the male gamete; "a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material"
genital system, reproductive system - organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring
bulbourethral gland, Cowper's gland - either of two glands that discharge a component of seminal fluid into the urethra; homologous to Bartholin's gland in the female
ballock, bollock, testicle, testis, orchis, egg, ball, nut - one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
ductus deferens, vas deferens - a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct
penis, phallus, member - the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism)
seminal vesicle - either of a pair of glands located on either side of the male urinary bladder that open into the vas deferens and that secrete many components of semen during ejaculation


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Her topics are the origin of somatic and germ cells during larval stages and juvenile periods; the male reproductive system, testis development and structure, urogenital connections and reproductive tract, spermatogenesis, and regulation of the reproductive cycle; the female reproductive system; and early embryonic and post-embryonic development, direct development, and neoteny.
A very essential part of the male reproductive system is the prostate gland However, it is actually not a gland at all; it is an organ that consists of about 70% glandular tissue and 30 % fribromuscular tissue A very essential part of the male reproductive system is the prostate gland.
He said he had discovered a "time window" of eight to 12 weeks' gestation, when certain hormones in the foetus are activated and the male reproductive system comes into being.
 
 
 
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