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1female

noun fe·male \ˈfē-ˌmāl\

Medical Definition of FEMALE

:  an individual that bears young or produces eggs as distinguished from one that produces sperm; especially :  a woman or girl as distinguished from a man or boy

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7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) female (noun)
  2. 2) female (adjective)
  3. female circumcision (noun)
  4. female complaint (noun)
  5. female genital mutilation (noun)
  6. female hormone (noun)
  7. female pronucleus (noun)
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