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IVF

American  
  1. in vitro fertilization.


IVF British  

abbreviation

  1. in vitro fertilization

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

IVF Cultural  
  1. The fertilization of an egg in an artificial environment outside of a living organism.


Example Sentences

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Bell's womb transplant operation lasted 10 hours and took place at The Churchill Hospital in Oxford in June 2024, before the couple received IVF treatment some months later - followed by embryo transfer - at The Lister Fertility Clinic in London.

From BBC

His other ideas include the government negotiating directly with drug companies to lower the cost of expensive treatments such as weight-loss drugs and IVF.

From BBC

Such questions had already been raised in relation to the now-disbanded Snow White Project, also from Mirror Tech, which sought to improve IVF treatments through genetic modification.

From Literature

Among companies that have changed leaders in recent months are Ansell, Sonic Healthcare, Integral Diagnostics and Monash IVF.

From The Wall Street Journal

She had started her business, selling biscuits stamped with personalised messages, during their second round of IVF.

From BBC