in vitro fertilization
in vitro fertilization
nounDefinition of IN VITRO FERTILIZATION
: 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 —abbreviation IVF
First Known Use of IN VITRO FERTILIZATION
1969
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