Sentence examples for outer organs from inspiring English sources

The outer organs of wild-type flowers begin to wither and senesce shortly before abscission (stage 16), but are still turgid when they detach [ 39].

Because the tassel develops within a whorl of immature leaves and maize anthers are encased in several outer organs, anthers grow in darkness during the developmental stages considered here.

The skin as an outer organ is naturally susceptible to mechanical damage from its environment which can impair its barrier function, and this must be factored into the development and design of cosmetic gadgetry.

Further, we observed degeneration of outer hair cell throughout the cochlea, with collapse of the outer organ of corti in the basal (high-frequency) turn of 12 month-old mice (Fig. 1B; bottom), whereas both of the cochlear and vestibular sensory epithelia of WT-mice appeared normal, even in older mice.

FGM involves removing part or all of a girl's outer sexual organs and is carried out in many African countries as well as areas of the Middle East.

The practice involves removing a girl's outer sexual organs and can result in infertility, repeated infections, death and extreme pain during sex and childbirth.

The 24-year-old mother of three, who now lives in Atlanta, went through the practice – which involves removing some or all of a girl's outer sexual organs – when she was only a week old.

The practice – typically carried out on girls between the ages of four and 12, though victims can be as young as just a few weeks old – involves the removal of part or all of a female's outer sexual organs.

The World Health Organisation estimates that up to 140 million girls and women have been subjected to FGM, a traditional practice designed to curb sexuality that involves the partial or total removal of the outer sexual organs.

The World Health Organisation estimates that up to 140 million girls and women have been subjected to FGM, a cultural practice designed to curb female sexuality that involves the partial or whole removal of the outer sexual organs and can cause lifelong physical and psychological complications.

Ministers from Somalia to Burkina Faso vowed to stamp out FGM – a traditional practice that involves the removal of a girl's outer sexual organs – while the Obama administration confirmed it would be carrying out the first study for 17 years into the number of girls and women living with FGM in the US.