| contraceptive agents, female | Chemical substances or agents with contraceptive activity in females. Use for female contraceptive agents in general or for which there is no specific heading. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| contraceptive devices, female | Contraceptive devices used by females. (12 Dec 1998) |
| XO female | The genetic female in Turner's syndrome, where the criterion is the macroscopic appearance of the external genitals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| XXX female | See: triple X syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| homosexuality, female | Sexual attraction or relationship between females. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infertility, female | Inability of a woman to achieve conception. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tuberculosis, female genital | Tuberculosis of the genitalia in women. (12 Dec 1998) |
| female | 1. An individual of the sex which conceives and brings forth young, or (in a wider sense) which has an ovary and produces ova. "The male and female of each living thing." (Drayton) 2. <botany> A plant which produces only that kind of reproductive organs which are capable of developing into fruit after impregnation or fertilization; a pistillate plant. Origin: OE. Femel, femal, F. Femelle, fr. L. Femella, dim. Of femina woman. See Feminine. 1. Belonging to the sex which conceives and gives birth to young, or (in a wider sense) which produces ova; not male. "As patient as the female dove When that her golden couplets are disclosed." (Shak) 2. Belonging to an individual of the female sex; characteristic of woman; feminine; as, female tenderness. "Female usurpation.'b8 (Milton) "To the generous decision of a female mind, we owe the discovery of America." (Belknap) 3. <botany> Having pistils and no stamens; pistillate; or, in cryptogamous plants, capable of receiving fertilization. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| female catheter | A short, nearly straight catheter for passage into the female bladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| female condom | <gynaecology> A soft, loose-fitting polyurethane sheath, closed at one end, with flexible rings at both ends. The device is inserted into the vagina by compressing the inner ring and pushing it in. Properly positioned, the ring at the closed end covers the cervix, and the sheath lines the walls of the vagina. The outer ring remains outside the vagina, covering the labia. (04 Jul 1999) |
| female fern | <botany> . A common species of fern with large decompound fronds (Asplenium Filixfaemina), growing in many countries; lady fern. The names male fern and female fern were anciently given to two common ferns; but it is now understood that neither has any sexual character. Synonym: Female, Feminine. We apply female to the sex or individual, as opposed to male; also, to the distinctive belongings of women; as, female dress, female form, female character, etc.; feminine, to things appropriate to, or affected by, women; as, feminine studies, employments, accomplishments, etc. "Female applies to sex rather than gender, and is a physiological rather than a grammatical term. Feminine applies to gender rather than sex, and is grammatical rather than physiological." Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| female gonad | <anatomy> One of two small oval bodies situated on either side of the uterus on the posterior surface of the broad ligament. The structures in which the ova (eggs) are developed and released during ovulation. (05 Jan 1998) |
| female hermaphroditism | More correctly female pseudohermaphroditism, as the term is commonly used; however, it may designate true hermaphroditism, in which overt bodily characteristics are predominantly female. (05 Mar 2000) |
| female homosexuality | Erotic predisposition, or activity, including sexual congress, between two women past the age of puberty. (05 Mar 2000) |
| female infertility | <radiology> Tubal (30%), partial/complete obstruction, intra/peritubal adhesions, ovulatory (30%), anovulation, luteal phase defect, cervical (less than10%), diminished mucus production, infected mucus, sperm antibodies, pelvic / peritoneal (20%), endometriosis, periadnexal adhesions, TB, uterine (less than10%), abnormal morphology, synechiae, endometritis, myomata, other (less than10%), serum antibodies in female, chronic vaginitis (12 Dec 1998) |