gamete intrafallopian transfer

noun

gamete in·​tra·​fal·​lo·​pi·​an transfer -ˌin-trə-fə-ˈlō-pē-ən- How to pronounce gamete intrafallopian transfer (audio)
: a method of assisting reproduction in cases of infertility that involves obtaining eggs from an ovary, mixing them with sperm, and inserting them into a fallopian tube by a laparoscope
abbreviation GIFT

called also gamete intrafallopian tube transfer

Word History

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gamete intrafallopian transfer was in 1984

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Medical Definition

gamete intrafallopian transfer

noun
gamete in·​tra·​fal·​lo·​pi·​an transfer -ˌin-trə-fə-ˈlō-pē-ən- How to pronounce gamete intrafallopian transfer (audio)
: a method of assisting reproduction in cases of infertility in which eggs are obtained from an ovary, mixed with sperm, and inserted into a fallopian tube by a laparoscope
abbreviation GIFT

called also gamete intrafallopian tube transfer

compare zygote intrafallopian transfer

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