- test-tube fertilization
- See: in vitro fertilization.
Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture . 2015.
test-tube fertilization
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test-tube — adj 1) in vitro <test tube experiments> 2) produced by in vitro fertilization <test tube babies> … Medical dictionary
test-tube baby — ► NOUN informal ▪ a baby conceived by in vitro fertilization … English terms dictionary
test-tube baby — noun a baby conceived by fertilization that occurs outside the mother s body; the woman s ova are removed and mixed with sperm in a culture medium if fertilization occurs the blastocyte is implanted in the woman s uterus • Hypernyms: ↑baby, ↑babe … Useful english dictionary
test-tube — adjective Date: 1866 1. in vitro < test tube experiments > 2. produced by in vitro fertilization < test tube babies > … New Collegiate Dictionary
test-tube baby — a baby born to a woman as a result of fertilization of one of her ova by her partner s sperm outside her body. See in vitro fertilization … Medical dictionary
test-tube baby — a colloquial name for a baby born to a woman as a result of fertilization of one of her ova by her partner s sperm outside her body. See: in vitro fertilization … The new mediacal dictionary
test tube baby — popular term for an embryo or fetus conceived by in vitro fertilization … Medical dictionary
test-tube baby — baby conceived as a result of fertilization of an egg by sperm outside of the body of the mother (i.e. in a laboratory dish) … English contemporary dictionary
test-tube baby — noun informal a baby conceived by in vitro fertilization … English new terms 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
