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In vitro fertilization

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-004255

A procedure in which eggs are removed from a woman’s ovary and combined with sperm outside the body to form embryos. The embryos are grown in the laboratory for several days and then either placed in a woman’s uterus or cryopreserved (frozen) for future use. Also called IVF.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-004255
FieldOncology and biomedicine
SynonymsIVF
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "A procedure in which eggs are removed from a woman’s ovary and combined with sperm outside the body to form embryos. The embryos are grown in the laboratory for several days and then either placed in a woman’s uterus or cryopreserved (frozen) for future use. Also called IVF.",
  "synonyms": [
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  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/in-vitro-fertilization/"
}

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