reproductive system
noun
: the system of organs and parts which function in reproduction consisting in the male especially of the testes, penis, seminal vesicles, prostate, and urethra and in the female especially of the ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, and vulva
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It’s spurred by some kind of disorder in your reproductive system.
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Korin Miller, SELF, 26 June 2024
Nicole Templeman, a cell biologist at the University of Victoria in Canada, told Nature that the female reproductive system is quite sensitive and thus responsive to metabolic health, energy balance, and nutrition.
—Gairika Mitra, Interesting Engineering, 27 June 2024
Uterine cancer is the most common cancer of the female reproductive system, and the most aggressive subtypes have been on the rise since 2000 — especially among Black women.
—Linda Villarosa Robin Miles Krish Seenivasan Alec K. Redfearn, New York Times, 13 June 2024
Consequences of inaction can include infection, organ failure, uncontrollable bleeding and permanent damage to the reproductive system.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
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Korin Miller, SELF, 26 June 2024
Nicole Templeman, a cell biologist at the University of Victoria in Canada, told Nature that the female reproductive system is quite sensitive and thus responsive to metabolic health, energy balance, and nutrition.
—Gairika Mitra, Interesting Engineering, 27 June 2024
Uterine cancer is the most common cancer of the female reproductive system, and the most aggressive subtypes have been on the rise since 2000 — especially among Black women.
—Linda Villarosa Robin Miles Krish Seenivasan Alec K. Redfearn, New York Times, 13 June 2024
Consequences of inaction can include infection, organ failure, uncontrollable bleeding and permanent damage to the reproductive system.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
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“Reproductive system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reproductive%20system. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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