Genitals

     Thematic Vocabulary Unit N° 237 v.0.1

      Main Definitions

1. genitals |n| the outer sexual organs, especially the penis or vulva.
2. genital organ / private parts / reproductive organ / sex organ |n| any organ involved in sexual reproduction.
3. gland |n| an organ of the body which secretes particular chemical substances.

      Female Organs

1. family jewels / male genital organ / female genitalia / female genitals |n| external female sex organs.
2. pudendum |n| |pl pudenda| a person's external genitals, especially a woman's.
3. fanny |UK| |n| in England fanny is vulgar slang for female genitals. 
4. vulva |n| the parts of the female sex organs which are outside the body, between the legs.
5. vagina |n| the muscular tube leading from the external genitals to the cervix of the uterus in women and most female mammals.
6. uterus / womb |n| the major female hormone-responsive reproductive sex organ of humans. 

       Male Organs

1. penis |n| the male organ of copulation.
2. testicle |n| one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens.

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