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in-vitro fertilization

in-vitro fertilization is the alternative form 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 fertilization

pluralin-vitro fertilizations

Questions about in-vitro fertilization

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

Words near in-vitro fertilization in the dictionary

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

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