Meaning Of The Word IVF

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of IVF? Find IVF meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

IVF Meaning

IVF Definition
IVF Definition

What's The Definition Of IVF?

in vitro fertilization in British English
noun: a technique enabling some women who are unable to conceive to bear children. Egg cells removed from a woman's ovary are fertilized by sperm in vitro; some of the resulting fertilized egg cells are incubated until the blastocyst stage, which are then impla

IVF
uncountable noun: IVF is a method of helping a woman to have a baby in which an egg is removed from one of her ovaries, fertilized outside her body, and then replaced in her womb. IVF is an abbreviation for 'in vitro fertilization'.

IVF in American English
abbreviation: in vitro fertilization

IVF in British English
abbreviation for: in vitro fertilization

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Juggle ‐ to perform skillful tricks of sleight of hand…
  • Como ‐ commune in N Italy, on Lake Como: pop. 90,000…
  • Transsonic ‐ transonic…
  • Hurdy-gurdies ‐ noun: any mechanical musical instrument, such…
  • Freestyling ‐ noun: the practice of improvising scenes when…
  • San Antonian ‐ adjective: of or relating to San Antonio or its…
  • Urban legend ‐ a purportedly true, typically sensational, incident…
  • Almsgiving ‐ noun: the making of charitable donations, giving…
  • Deep-draw ‐ transitive verb: to form (tubing, containers…
  • Paedophile ring ‐ noun: a group of people who take part in illegal…