in vitro fertilization
The fertilization of an ovum by sperm outside of a woman's bodyThe fertilization of an ovum by sperm outside of a woman's body; normally used as a treatment for infertility.
» For women who are unable to conceive naturally, in vitro fertilization gives them a chance to have a child.
Frauen, die nicht auf natürliche Weise schwanger werden können, bietet die künstliche Befruchtung eine Möglichkeit, doch noch ein Kind zu bekommen.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The fertilization of an ovum by sperm outside of a woman's body; normally used as a treatment for infertility.
In-vitro-Fertilisation
экстракорпора́льное оплодотворе́ниеekstrakorporálʹnoje oplodotvorénije
екстракорпора́льне заплі́дненняekstrakorporálʹne zaplídnennja
Examples
1 sentencesFor women who are unable to conceive naturally, in vitro fertilization gives them a chance to have a child.
deFrauen, die nicht auf natürliche Weise schwanger werden können, bietet die künstliche Befruchtung eine Möglichkeit, doch noch ein Kind zu bekommen. — Waldelfe
Translations
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Forms
plural: in vitro fertilizationsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
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