| 释义 |
ZIFT, n.|zɪft|
[Acronym f. the initial letters of zygote intra-fallopian transfer, after *GIFT n.2]
A technique for facilitating human conception, in which zygotes resulting from in vitro fertilization are transferred directly into the Fallopian tubes of the prospective mother.
[1986Lancet 7 June 1329/1 We report here what we think is the first pregnancy achieved after translaparoscopic zygote intrafallopian transfer.] 1988Ibid. 9 Apr. 835/2 Frozen zygotes were thawed and transferred to her patent fallopian tubes by laparoscopy on the third day of progesterone replacement by zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT). 1989Brit. Jrnl. Obstetr. & Gynaecol. XCVI. 1072/1 Patients undergoing the ZIFT procedure received a general anaesthetic after which a laparoscopy was performed and the fallopian tubes cannulated. 1991Independent 15 Jan. 17/3 On this occasion, I was being treated with a variation of Gift, called Zift,..in which the eggs and sperm are mixed outside the body and then replaced in the tube. |