fertilization
111internal fertilization — union of the gametes inside the body of the female, the sperm having been transferred from the body of the male by an accessory sex organ or other means …
112in vivo fertilization — union of the sperm and oocyte within the reproductive tract of the female; usually referring to those types of artificial insemination in which the sperm is artificially introduced into the vagina, cervix, or uterine cavity …
113in vitro fertilization — in vi|tro fer|ti|li|za|tion [ın ˌvi:trəu fə:tılaıˈzeıʃən US trou fə:rtələ ] n [U] technical [Date: 1900 2000; : Latin; Origin: in vitro in glass ] a process in which a human egg is fertilized outside a woman s body …
114cross-fertilization — cross fertili zation noun count or uncount 1. ) SCIENCE the process of FERTILIZING one type of plant with POLLEN from a different type of plant in order to produce a new genetic mix 2. ) an exchange of ideas, customs, methods, etc. between… …
115in vitro fertilization — in vitro fertili,zation noun uncount IVF …
116God of Soil Fertilization — Saturn or Stercutus (Roman) …
117cross fertilization — n. hybridization, crossing of two animals or plants from different breeds or species; allogamy (Botany) …
118in vitro fertilization — noun (U) technical a process in which a human egg is fertilized (fertilize) outside a woman s body; IVF …
119in vitro fertilization — UK / US noun [uncountable] medical IVF …
120in vitro fertilization — in vi′tro fertiliza′tion n. srg a technique by which an ovum is fertilized with sperm in a laboratory dish and subsequently implanted in a uterus for gestation Abbr.: IVF • Etymology: 1970–75 …