Vocabulary Term Details

Genitalia

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genitalia)

A sex organ, or primary sexual characteristic, as narrowly defined, is any of the anatomical parts of the body which are involved in sexual reproduction and constitute the reproductive system in a complex organism; flowers are the reproductive organs of flowering plants, cones are the reproductive organs of coniferous plants, whereas mosses, ferns, and other similar plants have gametangia for reproductive organs. (Wikipedia)

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Broader TermsNarrower TermsRelated Terms
Urogenital system
Female genital system
Gonads
Genital diseases

This term is used for the following terms: 
Sex organ

Approved Date
05-Apr-2013

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