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embryo transfer

noun

Definition of EMBRYO TRANSFER

:  a procedure used especially in animal breeding in which an embryo from a superovulated female is removed and reimplanted in the uterus of another female —called also embryo transplant
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First Known Use of EMBRYO TRANSFER

1966
Medical Dictionary

embryo transfer

noun

Medical Definition of EMBRYO TRANSFER

:  a procedure used especially in animal breeding in which an embryo from a superovulated female is removed and reimplanted in the uterus of another female—called also embryo transplant

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