ALL meanings of in vitro fertilization
in vitro fertilization
I i - noun in vitro fertilization conception in a test tube 1
- noun in vitro fertilization a specialized technique by which an ovum, especially a human one, is fertilized by sperm outside the body, with the resulting embryo later implanted in the uterus for gestation. 1
- noun in vitro fertilization a technique enabling some women who are unable to conceive to bear children. Egg cells removed from a woman's ovary are fertilized by sperm in vitro; some of the resulting fertilized egg cells are incubated until the blastocyst stage, which are then implanted into her uterus 0
- noun in vitro fertilization (medicine) The fertilization of an egg by sperm outside of a woman's body; normally used as a treatment for infertility. 0