Test-tube baby


noun
1.
an infant developed from an ovum fertilized in vitro and implanted into a woman’s uterus, usually that of the biological mother.
test-tube baby
noun
1.
a fetus that has developed from an ovum fertilized in an artificial womb
2.
a baby conceived by artificial insemination

test-tube baby n.
A baby developed from an egg that was fertilized outside the body and then implanted in the uterus.

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