IVF

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-004558",
  "term": "IVF",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "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 in vitro fertilization.",
  "expansions": [
    "in vitro fertilization"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/ivf/"
}