in-vitro fertilization

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Definition of in-vitro fertilization in English English dictionary
in vitro fertilization: The fertilization of an egg by sperm outside of a woman's body; normally used as a treatment for infertility
in vitro fertilization: a process in which a human egg is fertilized outside a woman's body (in vitro ). 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 1978. IVF includes extraction of eggs, collection of sperm, fertilization in culture, and introduction into the uterus at the eight-cell stage. In a successful procedure, the embryo is implanted in the uterine wall, and pregnancy begins. The most common problem is failed implantation. IVF has been a source of moral, ethical, and religious controversy since its development
in vitro fertilization: {i} IVF, fertilization of an egg outside of the body (i.e. test tube, petri dish)
in vitro fertilization: INV
in vitro fertilization: {i} artificial fertilization

in-vitro fertilization

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in-vitro fer-ti-li-za-tion

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