reproductive
- adjective
- /ˌriːprəˈdʌktɪv/
- Understanding your reproductive health is essential for making informed choices about family planning.
- reproductive health
- reproductive system
- reproductive organs
So Ruth Bader Ginsburg is very strong on reproductive rights for women.
- So Ruth Bader Ginsburg is very strong on reproductive rights for women.
- So this raises an issue of not only reproductive rights, but human health, Women's Health.
- And you know, the reproductive capacity is very much about survival.
- By seeds I mean grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds, the reproductive organ of the plant.
- Does that mean they should go see you or another male urologist, reproductive health specialist?
- We're going to start by seeing the history of the mammalian reproductive tract.
- I was born with male reproductive parts, reproductive parts and internally.
- And so, you know, nobody if women are beyond reproductive years in general.
- Not, you know, not reproductive healthcare, but killing a human being.
- If you don't know what lark is, it's long acting reproductive contraception.
- But I would never call it reproductive healthcare rights.
Examples
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Young seahorses of most species probably reach reproductive size in the next year.
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The United States, unlike many countries, has no national policies governing assisted reproductive technology, including surrogacy.
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Taking control of your reproductive health starts here.
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The full title is everything you need to know about your reproductive health, but we're never told.
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And, you know, I do know a lot of people who have reproductive problems because of it.
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And all movements are damaged when reproductive freedom does not exist.
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The genes designed us for their purpose of reproductive success.
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And you know, the reproductive capacity is very much about survival.
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We live in the state of Oklahoma where women have lost reproductive rights and privacy.
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"Female moths are the prime target because of their egg-laying and reproductive role," says Lopez.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
Relating to making new living things when two parents join cells
A living thing that can have many young or seeds
Relating to producing young
Having the ability to make or produce new things
Able to produce young or seeds
Able to produce offspring or new things
Kept to produce young animals
Compounds
- Specialized
To make a new animal or person with the same genes as another
- Specialized
Body parts in women and female animals that make eggs and support pregnancy
- Specialized
A cell like a sperm or egg that carries half the genes for a new life
- Specialized
An organ inside the female body that makes eggs or supports a pregnancy
- Specialized
A gland inside a man's body that helps make the fluid that carries sperm
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A process that makes a person who has the same genes as another person
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A way of remembering that makes an exact copy of the original experience
How Reproductive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Reproductive comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and the word produce meaning 'to make'. So, reproductive describes something that makes or helps make new life or offspring.