Genitalia

The organs of reproduction, especially the external organs.


Male or female reproductive organs, especially the external ones; also called genitals.


The male and female reproductive organs, both external and internal. The male genitalia include the penis, testicles, prostate gland, seminal vesicles, and system of ducts. The female genitalia include the ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, mons pubis, clitoris, and labia.


The reproductive system of either the male or the female. However, the term is usually used in reference to the external parts of the reproductive system.


The external organs of reproduction. The term is usually applied to the external parts of the reproductive system: the vulva in females and penis and scrotum in males. Rarely the sex of an individual may not be apparent from the genitalia. Genitals develop from a common embryonic structure, and disturbances in the hormone controls of the developing genitalia may produce an individual whose external genitalia are ambiguous. The condition is known as intersex. Some such individuals may be hermaphrodites and some pseudohermaphrodites.


The reproductive organs, particularly the external ones, encompass the male and female genitalia. In males, the genitalia consist of the penis, testes (located within the scrotum), prostate gland, seminal vesicles, and related ducts like the epididymis and vas deferens. For females, the genitalia include the ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, clitoris, vulva, and Bartholin’s glands.


 


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