/ ˌaɪ viː ˈef; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( technical ) the abbreviation for 'in vitro fertilization' (a process which fertilizes an egg from a woman outside her body. The egg is then put inside her uterus to develop.)
—see also test-tube baby
/ ˌaɪ viː ˈef; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( technical ) the abbreviation for 'in vitro fertilization' (a process which fertilizes an egg from a woman outside her body. The egg is then put inside her uterus to develop.)
—see also test-tube baby
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005