Anatomy

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.

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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.

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7 entry terms
  • Genitourinary System
  • Genitourinary Systems
  • System, Genitourinary
  • System, Urogenital
  • Systems, Genitourinary
  • Systems, Urogenital
  • Urogenital Systems

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Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, ultrastructure, virology.

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general or unspecified; prefer specifics; /surg: UROGENITAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES is available

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  1. A05w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Urogenital System. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014566. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014566
  2. Urogenital System. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genitourinary_system
  3. Urogenital System. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4712977