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in-vitro fertilisation

in-vitro fertilisation is the alternative spelling of in vitro fertilization.

Meaning of in vitro fertilization

Noun

in vitro fertilization (countable and uncountable, plural in vitro fertilizations, abbreviation IVF)

  1. The fertilization of an ovum by sperm outside of a woman's body; normally used as a treatment for infertility.
    • In recent years, scientists have moved beyond in vitro fertilization. They are starting to assemble stem cells that can organize themselves into embryolike structures.2017 March 21, Carl Zimmer, “A New Form of Stem-Cell Engineering Raises Ethical Questions”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 23 Mar 2017

Forms of in-vitro fertilisation

pluralin-vitro fertilisations

Questions about in-vitro fertilisation

What is in-vitro fertilisation the alternative spelling of?
In-vitro fertilisation is the alternative spelling of in vitro fertilization.

Words near in-vitro fertilisation in the dictionary

  1. in-turn
  2. in-turns
  3. in-universe
  4. in-vehicle
  5. in-vitro
  6. in-vitro fertilisation
  7. in-vitro fertilisations
  8. in-vitro fertilization
  9. in-vitro fertilizations
  10. in-winter
  11. in-world

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