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Definition of IVF noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

IVF

noun
 
/ˌaɪ viː ˈef/
 
/ˌaɪ viː ˈef/
[uncountable] (specialist)
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  1. a process that fertilizes an egg from a woman outside her body. The egg is then put inside her uterus to develop. (the abbreviation for ‘in vitro fertilization’) see also test-tube baby
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryIVF is used before these nouns:
    • clinic
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