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Definition of Reproductive medicine
1. Noun. (medicine) The area of medical specialization concerned with aiding fertility and reproduction. ¹
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Medical Definition of Reproductive medicine
1. A medical-surgical specialty concerned with the morphology, physiology, biochemistry, and pathology of reproduction in man and other animals, and on the biological, medical, and veterinary problems of fertility and lactation. It includes ovulation induction, diagnosis of infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss, and assisted reproductive technologies such as embryo transfer, in vitro fertilization, and intra-fallopian transfer of zygotes. (12 Dec 1998)