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51reproductive organ — noun any organ involved in sexual reproduction • Syn: ↑sex organ • Hypernyms: ↑organ • Hyponyms: ↑genitalia, ↑genital organ, ↑genitals, ↑private parts …
52reproductive system — noun organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring • Syn: ↑genital system • Hypernyms: ↑system • Hyponyms: ↑female reproductive system, ↑male reproductive system …
53Reproductive cells — The eggs and sperm are the reproductive cells. Each mature reproductive cell is haploid in that it has a single set of 23 chromosomes containing half the usual amount of DNA. Except for the eggs and sperm, each cell in the human body there are… …
54reproductive genetics — the use of a combination of clinical genetics, dysmorphology, maternal fetal medicine, and assisted reproductive technologies for detection, understanding, and prevention of reproductive abnormalities …
55reproductive cloning — noun making a full living copy of an organism; requires a surrogate mother • Hypernyms: ↑cloning • Hyponyms: ↑human reproductive cloning * * * reproductive cloning UK US noun [uncountable] science the process of creating in a …
56reproductive guild — a group of unrelated fishes with a similar form of reproduction, e.g. on substrates such as rocks and gravel (lithophil), in open water (pelagophil), on plants both living and dead (phytophil), on sand (psammophil), in holes and crevices… …
57reproductive isolation — the inability of two or more groups of organisms to interbreed, either because of inherent or external reasons (e.g. different behavior, a geographic barrier). Inherited reproductive isolation is the basic criterion of species …
58Reproductive organs, female — The internal genital structures of the female include the ovaries, the Fallopian tubes, the uterus (womb) and the vagina. The ovaries or egg sacs are a pair of female reproductive organs located in the pelvis, one on each side of the uterus. Each …
59Reproductive system — In women, the organs that are directly involved in producing eggs and in conceiving and carrying babies. In men, the organs directly involved in creating, storing, and delivering sperm to fertilize an egg. * * * reproductive system n the system… …
60reproductive cycle — the cycle of physiologic changes occurring in the female reproductive organs, from the time of fertilization of the oocyte through gestation and parturition …
