Organism Attribute
female Audio
fe·male [ fee-meyl ]
Definitions related to females:
  • A person who belongs to the sex that normally produces ova. The term is used to indicate biological sex distinctions, or cultural gender role distinctions, or both.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Use in conjunction with a disease, disorder, dysfunction, body system, or function which is gender specific.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (female gender) The cultural, social, psychological, and behavior norms that are associated with being a woman.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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