embryo transfer
noun
the transfer of a developing embryo to or from the uterus of a surrogate mother.
Also called
embryo transplant.
Origin of embryo transfer
First recorded in 1970–75
Words nearby embryo transfer
embrue,
embry-,
embryectomy,
embryo,
embryo sac,
embryo transfer,
embryo vitrification,
embryo-,
embryoblast,
embryocardia,
embryoctony
Medical definitions for embryo transfer
embryo transfer
n.
After artificial insemination, the process by which the fertilized ovum is transferred at the blastocyst stage to the recipient's uterus.
Scientific definitions for embryo transfer
embryo transfer
The transfer into a recipient's uterus of an egg that has been fertilized in vitro and is at the blastula stage of development.