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FERTILE PERIOD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The time in the menstrual cycle when fertilization is most likely to be possible (7 days before to 7 days after ovulation)
Synonyms:
fertile period; fertile phase
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("fertile period" is a kind of...):
phase; stage (any distinct time period in a sequence of events)
Holonyms ("fertile period" is a part of...):
menstrual cycle (a recurring cycle (beginning at menarche and ending at menopause) in which the endometrial lining of the uterus prepares for pregnancy; if pregnancy does not occur the lining is shed at menstruation)
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