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Reproductive glands

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reproductive systemnoun(anatomy) The system of organs within an organism which work together for the purpose of reproduction.
endocrine glandnoun(anatomy) Any of various glands that secrete hormones directly into the blood or lymph and not through a duct.
glandular(medicine) Pertaining to a gland or glands.
glandesnounThe acorn or mast of the oak and similar fruits.
adrenal glands(anatomy) In mammals, either of a pair of complex endocrine glands, situated above each kidney, secreting hormones which control the heart rate, blood pressure, and metabolism.
prostate glandnoun(anatomy) A gland in male mammals surrounding the urethra just below the urinary bladder that controls the release of urine from the bladder and produces a secretion that is the fluid part of semen.
sexual reproductionnounThe process whereby a new organism is created by combining the genetic material of two organisms.
sweat glandnoun(anatomy) An exocrine gland found under the skin in mammals for regulating body temperature.
mammary glandnoun(anatomy) A gland that secretes milk for suckling an infant or offspring.
lymph glandnoun(anatomy, immunology, informal) Synonym of lymph node.
sebaceous glandnoun(anatomy) A gland of the skin which secretes an oily substance, sebum, usually into a hair follicle near the surface of the skin.
apocrine glandnoun(anatomy) Any of several coiled, tubular glands that extrudes part of the cytoplasm as a secretion.
salivary glandnoun(anatomy) Any of several exocrine glands that produce saliva to break down carbohydrates in food enzymatically.
parathyroid glandnoun(anatomy) Any one of four endocrine glands situated in the neck, usually within a thyroid gland, which produce parathyroid hormone.
genitalianounExternal sex organs.
reproductivelyIn terms of, or by means of, reproduction
adrenal glandnoun(anatomy) In mammals, either of a pair of complex endocrine glands, situated above each kidney, secreting hormones which control the heart rate, blood pressure, and metabolism.
bulbourethral glandnounAn exocrine gland which secretes a clear fluid known as pre-ejaculate or Cowper’s fluid (colloquially known as “pre-cum”) which is generated upon sexual arousal.
reproductionnounThe act of reproducing new individuals biologically.
endocrine systemnoun(physiology) A control system of ductless glands that secrete hormones which circulate via the bloodstream to affect cells within specific organs.

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