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genitourinary apparatus

genitourinary apparatus

7.4
Body parts that help people have babies and make and pass urine
  • noun
  • /ˌdʒɛnɪtoʊˈjʊrɪnɛri əˈpærətəs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : aparato genitourinario
  • The genitourinary apparatus includes both the reproductive organs and those involved in the formation of urine.

Examples

  • Certain diseases can affect the genitourinary apparatus, leading to complications in both reproduction and urination.

  • Doctors performed tests to assess the health of her genitourinary apparatus after her surgery.

  • The genitourinary apparatus is crucial for both reproduction and waste elimination.

  • Doctors often study the genitourinary apparatus to understand various health issues.

  • Certain diseases can affect the genitourinary apparatus, leading to complications in both reproduction and urination.

  • Doctors performed tests to assess the health of her genitourinary apparatus after her surgery.

  • The genitourinary apparatus includes both the reproductive organs and those involved in the formation of urine.

Synonyms

genitourinary system
vsgenitourinary apparatus
  • Specialized
5.2

Organs that help people have babies and remove urine

is the same meaning but uses a different formal label
urogenital system
vsgenitourinary apparatus
  • Specialized
5.5

An organ system that includes the sex organs and the organs that make and pass urine

is the same idea but uses an alternative English word order and term
urogenital apparatus
vsgenitourinary apparatus
  • Specialized
9.1

Parts of the body that help make babies and pass urine

is the same meaning but uses a neutral institutional word instead
apparatus urogenitalis
vsgenitourinary apparatus
  • Specialized
9.0

A group of body parts used for making babies and passing urine

is the same idea but uses an English phrase rather than a Latin name
systema urogenitale
vsgenitourinary apparatus
  • Archaic
8.2

Body organs that make and pass urine and help with reproduction

is the same meaning but uses a modern English expression instead of Latin

Surface Forms

genitourinary apparatus singular
genitourinary apparatuses plural

Morphology

genitourinary + apparatus

The meaning is directly compositional: 'genitourinary' (relating to genital and urinary functions) combined with 'apparatus' (an organized organ system) yields the system of organs for reproduction and urine production/excretion. Although somewhat technical, this is a transparent medical compound and parallels exist in many languages, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Genitourinary apparatus comes from the parts genito- (to do with the 'genitals' or 'reproduction'), urinary (to do with 'urine'), and apparatus (a set of parts or a 'machine'). Think of it as one body 'machine' that includes the reproductive organs and the organs that make and pass urine, so the phrase means the body system for both reproduction and urination.