female reproductive system - the reproductive system of femalesegg cell, ovum - the female reproductive cell; the female gamete genital system, reproductive system - organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring ovary - (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone uterus, womb - a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus vagina - the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus; "the vagina receives the penis during coitus"; "the vagina is elastic enough to allow the passage of a fetus" vulva - external parts of the female genitalia Bartholin's gland - either of the two posterior vestibular glands that secrete a lubricating mucus; homologous to Cowper's gland in the male |