in vitro fertilization
Definition 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
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1969
First Known Use of in vitro fertilization
1969
Medical Dictionary
in vitro fertilization
Medical Definition of in vitro fertilization
: fertilization of an egg in a laboratory dish or test tube; specifically : mixture usually in a laboratory dish of sperm with eggs which have been obtained from an ovary that is followed by introduction of one or more of the resulting fertilized eggs into a female's uterus—abbreviation IVF
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