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saviour sibling

saviour sibling noun: a child, conceived by selected IVF treatment, so as to have compatible tissue that could be used to treat an existing sick sibling.

Noun

saviour sibling (plural saviour siblings)

  1. A child, conceived by selected IVF treatment, so as to have compatible tissue that could be used to treat an existing sick sibling
    • MPs pushed back the boundaries of science last night when they voted to allow the creation of hybrid embryos, which have a combination of human and animal DNA, as well as "saviour siblings" to save sick children.2008 May 20, Nicholas Watt, The Guardian

Forms of saviour sibling

pluralsaviour siblings

Questions about saviour sibling

What does saviour sibling mean?
Saviour sibling means a child, conceived by selected IVF treatment, so as to have compatible tissue that could be used to treat an existing sick sibling.
What part of speech is saviour sibling?
Saviour sibling is a noun.
What is the plural of saviour sibling?
The plural of saviour sibling is saviour siblings.

Words near saviour sibling in the dictionary

  1. saviorism
  2. saviorless
  3. saviors
  4. saviorship
  5. saviour
  6. saviour sibling
  7. saviour siblings
  8. saviouress
  9. saviouresses
  10. saviourhood
  11. saviourism

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