urinary apparatus

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urinary apparatus - the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine

apparatus urogenitalis, genitourinary apparatus, genitourinary system, systema urogenitale, urinary system, urogenital apparatus, urogenital system

system - a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; "the body has a system of organs for digestion"

excretory organ, urinary organ - an organ that separates waste substances from the blood and discharges them

genital system, reproductive system - organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring

urinary tract - the organs and tubes involved in the production and excretion of urine

urinary bladder - a membranous sac for temporary retention of urine

ureter - either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder

urethra - duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct