embryo transfer
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embryo transfer
n.
1. The process in which an egg that has been fertilized in vitro is transferred into a recipient's uterus.
2. A technique used in animal breeding in which an embryo from a superovulated female animal is transferred to the uterus of a recipient female animal. In both senses also called embryo transplant.
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em′bryo trans`fer
n.
the transfer of an embryo to or from the uterus of a surrogate mother. Also called em′bryo trans`plant.
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Translations
em·bry·o trans·fer
n. transferencia del embrión lograda por inseminación artificial, en la cual, se transfiere el óvulo al útero recipiente.
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