Terms that Defy Word Analysis

Clitoris

Sensitive female external organ homologous to the penis; an erectile body

Cornus

Horn

Corpus

Body

Fimbria

Fringe-like structure, found in the infundibulum of the oviduct

Follicle

A small cavity or sac

Infundibulum

Flared end of a funnel-shaped duct or passageway such as the oviduct

Congenital

Pertaining to a condition existing at birth or dating from birth

DNA

Molecule that carries the genetic information that is the basis of heredity

Fecund

Fertile; capable of producing offspring

Fetus

An animal in later stages of development within the womb

Gamete

Mature sexual reproduction cell; a sperm or an ovum

Mutant

Result of altered DNA; a genetic abnormality

Natal

Birth

Perineum

Region between the scrotum and the anus in males; also the region between the vulva and the anus in females

Placenta

A vascular, membranous organ between a mother and her offspring in the womb, formed by membranes from the mother and the embryo, providing nourishment to and taking waste products away from the embryo/fetus during the entire pregnancy

Teat

Nipple of the breast or mammary gland

Zygote

A cell produced by the union of two gametes