IVF
IVF is the initialism of in vitro fertilization.
Meaning of in vitro fertilization
Noun
in vitro fertilization (countable and uncountable, plural in vitro fertilizations, abbreviation IVF)
- 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 IVF
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Words formed from IVF
Questions about IVF
- What is IVF the initialism of?
- IVF is the initialism of in vitro fertilization.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: IVF (page history and authors); in vitro fertilization (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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