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    in vitro fertilization

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    in vitro fertilization

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Human, Medicine, Hospital
    in vi·tro fer·ti·li·za·tion /ɪn ˌviːtrəʊ fɜːtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -troʊ fɜːrtələ-/ noun [uncountable] technical  HBHMa process in which a human egg is fertilized outside a woman’s body 体外受精 → test-tube baby
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    in vitro fertilization• We have already seen in vitro fertilization of both a panda and a gorilla.    Origin in vitro fertilization (1900-2000) Latin in vitro “in glass”
    in vi·tro fer·ti·li·za·tion nounChineseSyllable
    Corpus in which is a egg process outside a a fertilized human


    in vitro fertilization
    in vi‧tro fer‧ti‧li‧za‧tion /ɪn ˌviːtrəʊ fɜːtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -troʊ fɜːrtələ-/ noun [uncountable] technical
     Date: 1900-2000
     Language: Latin
     Origin: in vitro 'in glass'
    a process in which a human egg is fertilized outside a woman’s body ⇨ test-tube baby