Webster's New World Medical Dictionary

female chromosome complement
The whole
set of chromosomes for a female. The large major-
ity of females have a 46, XX chromosome comple-
ment (46 chromosomes, including 2 X
chromosomes). A minority of females have other
chromosome complements, such as 45, X (45 chro-
mosomes, including 1 X chromosome) or 47, XXX
(47 chromosomes, including 3 X chromosomes).
female external genitalia
The external genital
structures of the female, including the labia minora,
labia majora, and the clitoris.
female genital mutilation
See 
circumcision,
female.
female gonad
See 
ovary.
female internal genitalia
The internal genital
structures of the female, which include the ovaries,
the Fallopian tubes, the uterus, the uterine cervix, and
the vagina. These are, collectively, the female organs
of reproduction.
female organs of reproduction
The ovaries,
which produce eggs (ova) and female hormones;
the Fallopian tubes, which transport the egg from
the ovaries to the uterus; the uterus, which receives
the egg for fertilization and provides a growth envi-
ronment for the developing embryo and fetus; the
cervix, the lower, narrow part of the uterus that
opens into the vagina; and the vagina, the muscular
canal that extends from the cervix to the outside of
the body and enables sperm to enter the female
reproductive tract.
female pelvis
The lower part of the abdomen
that is located between the hip bones in a female.
The female pelvis is usually more delicate than,
wider than, and not as high as the male pelvis. The
angle of the female pubic arch is wide and round.
The female sacrum is wider than the male’s, and the
iliac bone is flatter. The pelvic basin of the female is
more spacious and less funnel-shaped than the
male’s. From a purely anatomic viewpoint, the
female pelvis is better suited than the male pelvis to
accommodate a fetus during pregnancy and permit
the baby to be born.