in vitro fertilization

English

Noun

in vitro fertilization (countable and uncountable, plural in vitro fertilizations) (Abbreviated as: IVF)

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

Alternative forms

• in-vitro fertilization
• in vitro fertilisation

Translations

(medicine) the fertilization of an egg by sperm outside of a woman's body

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 體外人工受精／体外人工受精 (tai² ngoi⁶ jan⁴ gung¹ sau⁶ zing¹)

  Mandarin: 體外人工受精／体外人工受精 (tǐwài réngōng shòujīng)

• Finnish: koeputkihedelmöitys
• French: fécondation in vitro (fr) f
• Georgian: სინჯარაში განაყოფიერება (sinǯaraši ganaq̇opiereba), ხელოვნური განაყოფიერება (xelovnuri ganaq̇opiereba), in vitro განაყოფიერება (in vitro ganaq̇opiereba), ინ ვიტრო განაყოფიერება (in viṭro ganaq̇opiereba)
• German: In-vitro-Fertilisation f
• Greek: εξωσωματική γονιμοποίηση (el) f (exosomatikí gonimopoíisi)
• Hungarian: mesterséges megtermékenyítés
• Icelandic: glasafrjóvgun (is) f
• Italian: fecondazione in vitro (it)
• Japanese: 体外受精 (taigaijusei)
• Macedonian: вонтелесно оплодување n (vontelesno oploduvanje)
• Portuguese: fertilização in vitro f, fecundação in vitro f
• Russian: экстракорпора́льное оплодотворе́ние (ru) n (ekstrakorporálʹnoje oplodotvorénije)
• Spanish: fecundación in vitro (es) f
• Swedish: provrörsbefruktning c, in vitro-fertilisering c
• Ukrainian: екстракорпора́льне заплі́днення n (ekstrakorporálʹne zaplídnennja)

See also

• test tube baby
• artificial insemination
• intrauterine insemination