IVF (in vitro fertilization)
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In vitro fertilization — IVF, a laboratory procedure in which sperm are placed with an unfertilized egg in a Petri dish to achieve fertilization. The embryo is then transferred into the uterus to begin a pregnancy or cryopreserved (frozen) for future use. IVF was… … Medical dictionary
in vitro fertilization — a specialized technique by which an ovum, esp. a human one, is fertilized by sperm outside the body, with the resulting embryo later implanted in the uterus for gestation. [1970 75] * * * ▪ medicine Introduction also called test tube conception … Universalium
in vitro fertilization — noun : fertilization of an egg in a laboratory dish or test tube ; specifically : fertilization achieved by the mixture usually in a laboratory dish of sperm with eggs that have been surgically removed from an ovary followed by implantation of… … Useful english dictionary
IVF — (in vitro fertilization) fertilization of an egg outside of the body (i.e. test tube, petri dish) … English contemporary dictionary
in vitro fertilization — (IVF) fertilization of an ovum outside the body, the resultant zygote being incubated to the blastocyst stage and then implanted in the uterus. The technique, pioneered in Britain, resulted in 1978 in the birth of the first test tube baby. IVF is … Medical dictionary
in vitro fertilization — IVF fertilization of an ovum outside the body, the resultant zygote being incubated to the blastocyst stage and then implanted in the uterus. The technique, pioneered in Britain, resulted in 1978 in the birth of the first test tube baby. IVF may… … The new mediacal dictionary
Fertilization, in vitro — IVF, a laboratory procedure in which sperm are placed with an unfertilized egg in a Petri dish to achieve fertilization. The embryo is then transferred into the uterus to begin a pregnancy or cryopreserved (frozen) for future use. IVF was… … Medical dictionary
in vitro fertilization (IVF) — or test tube conception Procedure, used to overcome infertility, in which eggs are removed from a woman, fertilized with sperm outside the body, and inserted into the uterus of the same or another woman. The first child thus conceived was born in … Universalium
IVF (disambiguation) — IVF may refer to: *In vitro fertilisation/In vitro fertilization, an Assisted Reproductive Technology that involves fertilisation of an egg outside of the human body. *Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship, commonly known as the Inter… … Wikipedia
IVF — [ ,aı vi ef ] noun uncount in vitro fertilization: the medical process in which a woman s egg is FERTILIZED outside her body and then put back inside to grow into a baby: She s having IVF treatment … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
in vitro fertilization — noun Date: 1969 fertilization of an egg in a laboratory dish or test tube; specifically fertilization by mixing sperm with eggs surgically removed from an ovary followed by uterine implantation of one or more of the resulting fertilized eggs… … New Collegiate Dictionary
