SEX ORGAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sex organ mean? 

• SEX ORGAN (noun)
  The noun SEX ORGAN has 1 sense:

1. any organ involved in sexual reproduction

  Familiarity information: SEX ORGAN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEX ORGAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any organ involved in sexual reproduction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

reproductive organ; sex organ

Hypernyms ("sex organ" is a kind of...):

organ (a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sex organ"):

crotch; genital organ; genitalia; genitals; private parts; privates (external sex organ)

female internal reproductive organ (the reproductive organs of a woman)

male internal reproductive organ; male reproductive gland (the reproductive organs of a man)

mamilla; mammilla; nipple; pap; teat; tit (the small projection of a mammary gland)

Holonyms ("sex organ" is a part of...):

genital system; reproductive system (organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring)

 Context examples 

Administration of this agent in a depot formulation may result in the regression of sex hormone-sensitive tumors and a reduction in sex organ size and function.

(Goserelin, NCI Thesaurus)