reproductive system

reproductive system definition - medical

reproductive system

noun
The complex of male or female gonads, associated ducts, and external genitalia concerned with sexual reproduction.

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reproductive system

Top: cross section of male reproductive system

Bottom: anterior view of female reproductive system

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