Organism Attribute
female
fe·male [ fee-meyl ]
Definitions related to females:
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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 ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Use in conjunction with a disease, disorder, dysfunction, body system, or function which is gender specific.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(female gender) An individual who reports belonging to the cultural gender role distinction of female.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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