embryo transfer

noun

the transfer of a developing embryo to or from the uterus of a surrogate mother.

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Also called embryo transplant.

Origin of embryo transfer

First recorded in 1970–75

Words nearby embryo transfer

embrue, embry-, embryectomy, embryo, embryo sac, embryo transfer, embryo vitrification, embryo-, embryoblast, embryocardia, embryoctony
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Medical definitions for embryo transfer

embryo transfer

n.

After artificial insemination, the process by which the fertilized ovum is transferred at the blastocyst stage to the recipient's uterus.
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Scientific definitions for embryo transfer

embryo transfer

The transfer into a recipient's uterus of an egg that has been fertilized in vitro and is at the blastula stage of development.
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