Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Located or occurring within the fallopian tubes.
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- adjective Within the
Fallopian tube
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Examples
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The procedure is called ZIFT zygote intrafallopian transfer, and I became pregnant on the very first try.
Roseanne Archy Roseanne Barr 2011
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The procedure is called ZIFT zygote intrafallopian transfer, and I became pregnant on the very first try.
Roseanne Archy Roseanne Barr 2011
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The procedure is called ZIFT zygote intrafallopian transfer, and I became pregnant on the very first try.
Roseanne Archy Roseanne Barr 2011
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The procedure is called ZIFT zygote intrafallopian transfer, and I became pregnant on the very first try.
Roseanne Archy Roseanne Barr 2011
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Another variation of IVF is the zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT) in which the ova are checked to determine that they have been fertilized before implantation in the fallopian tube.
Reproductive Technology, New (NRT). leBeit Yoreh 2009
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A variation of IVF, called gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) consists of the immediate injection of the ova into the fallopian tube after combination with semen without determining whether they have been successfully fertilized.
Reproductive Technology, New (NRT). leBeit Yoreh 2009
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The 47-year-old fertility specialist shot to fame in the mid'80s for pioneering a technique called GIFT (gamete intrafallopian transfer), which can help infertile couples conceive.
Ethics And Embryos 2008
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In addition to IV-F, there's GIFT (gamete intrafallopian transfer), which allows egg and sperm to unite inside a woman's fallopian tubes, and ZIFT (zygote intrafallopian transfer), where doctors implant the fertilized egg.
Baby Makers Inc. 2008
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GIFT (gamete intrafallopian transfer): An unfertilized egg and sperm are placed into the fallopian tube.
Ethics And Embryos 2008
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Long before "intracytoplasmic sperm injection" and "zygote intrafallopian transfer" entered the baby-making lexicon, there was one way to conceive: sex.
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