reproductive
Concerning offspring production
Reproductive relates to reproduction—the biological process of producing offspring.
Reproductive organs, reproductive health, reproductive rights.
The word appears frequently in discussions of biology, medicine, and politics surrounding fertility, contraception, and abortion.
In biology, reproductive success measures how effectively an organism passes on its genes.
Generate offspring sexually
- breedCultivated variety of animal
- spawnAquatic eggs or generate
- propagateSpread or breed further
- multiplyIncrease in number
conceive · mate · offspring · descendants · lineage · progeny · fertility · fecundity
Reproductive cells for fusion
- zygoteFirst embryonic cell
- meiosisGamete-producing cell division
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- ovulationEgg discharge from ovary
spermatogenesis · oogenesis · embryo · gestation · gonads · testes · ovaries · hormones
Flower reproductive transfer
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- pollenFloral reproductive grains
- stamenPollen-producing flower organ
pistil · ovule · spore · flowering · fruiting · cross-pollination · self-pollination · anther
Independent decision-making capacity
- contraceptionPregnancy prevention measures
- abortionEnding a pregnancy
- choiceAct of selecting
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
access · IVF · surrogacy · sterilization · consent · legislation · clinic · counseling
Study of organism structure
- organsFunctional body parts
- tractArea of land
- systemConnected parts forming whole
- physiologyScience of bodily functions
function · maturation · development · cycle · endocrine · glands · secretion · regulation
procreate
Generate offspring sexually
multiply · conceive · mate · offspring · descendants · lineage · progeny · fertility · fecundity · prolific
gametes
Reproductive cells for fusion
- zygoteFirst embryonic cell
- meiosisGamete-producing cell division
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
ovulation · spermatogenesis · oogenesis · embryo · gestation · gonads · testes · ovaries · hormones · chromosomes
pollination
Flower reproductive transfer
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- pollenFloral reproductive grains
stamen · pistil · ovule · spore · flowering · fruiting · cross-pollination · self-pollination · anther · stigma
autonomy
Independent decision-making capacity
- contraceptionPregnancy prevention measures
- abortionEnding a pregnancy
- choiceAct of selecting
healthcare · access · IVF · surrogacy · sterilization · consent · legislation · clinic · counseling · education
anatomy
Study of organism structure
physiology · function · maturation · development · cycle · endocrine · glands · secretion · regulation · dysfunction
- biology termscell, DNA, genetics, genetic, evolution
- ant coloniesqueen ant, worker ant, soldier ant, colony, nest
- plant conditionshealthy, diseased, wilted, dormant, flowering
- fertility statesfertile, infertile, sterile, barren, fecund
- insect castesqueen bee, queen ant, worker bee, worker ant, soldier ant
- termite castesqueen, worker, soldier, nymph, larva
reproductivesterile
Free from microorganisms
infertile · barren · nonreproductive · sterilized · nonproductive
reproductivedigestive
Relating to food breakdown
respiratory · excretory · circulatory · nervous · immune
reproductiveunproductive
Failing to achieve results
fruitless · barren · unfruitful · nonproductive · futile
- reproductive hormonesChemicals controlling fertility
- reproductive behaviorActions producing young
- reproductive issuesProblems with procreation
- reproductive systemOrgans for sexual procreation
- reproductive healthMedical care for procreation
- reproductive rightsBodily autonomy in family planning
reproduction, reproductive justice, reproductions, reproductively, preproduction, reproductive rights, reproductive organ