primary sex characteristic

primary sex characteristic

noun Anatomy.
any of the body structures directly concerned in reproduction, as the testes, ovaries, and external genitalia.
Also called primary sex character.
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Primary sex characteristic is always a great word to know.
So is extrinsic. Does it mean:
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera
originating outside the anatomical limits of certain muscles or nerves
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primary sex characteristic

noun
the genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction) 
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