embryo transfer

noun

1

: the final procedure of the in vitro fertilization process that involves transfer of one or more embryos into the uterine cavity typically by using a catheter inserted through the uterine cervix

2

: a procedure used in animal breeding in which an embryo from a superovulated female is removed and reimplanted in the uterus of another female

called also embryo transplant

Examples of embryo transfer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Critics point out that de-extinction not only requires keeping surrogate mothers from a closely related species in captivity and often confinement but also performing embryo transfer, an invasive procedure. —Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 10 Apr. 2025

Those recommendations include protocols for embryo transfers and genetic testing. —Doc Louallen, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025

Their first embryo transfer, a baby boy, failed in April 2024. —William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025

Frozen embryo transfer: The provider freezes the embryos to be used later. —Khadeja Haye, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for embryo transfer

• entrepreneur
• restaurateur
• amateur
• connoisseur
• kieselguhr
• monseigneur
• procureur
• retransfer
• saboteur
• silencer
• voyageur
• birr

Medical Definition

embryo transfer

noun

1

: the final procedure of the in vitro fertilization process that involves transfer of one or more embryos into the uterine cavity typically by using a catheter inserted through the uterine cervix

2

: a procedure used in animal breeding in which an embryo from a superovulated female is removed and reimplanted in the uterus of another female

called also embryo transplant