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別の表記

• in-vitro fertilization
• in vitro fertilisation, in-vitro fertilisation (UK)

名詞

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

1. (medicine) The fertilization of an ovum by sperm outside of a woman's body; normally used as a treatment for infertility.
   • 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 March 2017:

     In recent years, scientists have moved beyond in vitro fertilization. They are starting to assemble stem cells that can organize themselves into embryolike structures.

参考

• test tube baby
• artificial insemination
• intrauterine insemination