IVF
noun /ˌaɪ viː ˈef/
/ˌaɪ viː ˈef/
[uncountable] (specialist)- a process that fertilizes an egg from a woman outside her body. The egg is then put inside her uterus to develop. (the abbreviation for ‘in vitro fertilization’) see also test-tube babyOxford Collocations DictionaryIVF is used before these nouns:
- clinic