Body System
urogenital system
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Definitions related to genitourinary system:
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(urogenital system) All the organs involved in reproduction and the formation and release of URINE. It includes the kidneys, ureters, BLADDER; URETHRA, and the organs of reproduction - ovaries, UTERUS; FALLOPIAN TUBES; VAGINA; and CLITORIS in women and the testes; SEMINAL VESICLES; PROSTATE; seminal ducts; and PENIS in men.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The body system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The parts of the body that play a role in reproduction, getting rid of waste products in the form of urine, or both.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Urogenital system, in vertebrates, the organs concerned with reproduction and urinary excretion. Although their functions are unrelated, the structures involved in excretion and reproduction are morphologically associated and often use common ducts. The major structures of the urinary system in...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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