Test-tube Baby (Noun)
Meaning
A baby conceived by fertilization that occurs outside the mother's body; the woman's ova are removed and mixed with sperm in a culture medium - if fertilization occurs the blastocyte is implanted in the woman's uterus.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The first test-tube baby was born in 1978 after a long and difficult process of in vitro fertilization.
- Louise Brown, the world's first test-tube baby, was conceived through a revolutionary new technique that would change the face of reproductive medicine.
- The couple had been trying to conceive for years, but after multiple failed attempts, they decided to try for a test-tube baby.
- The test-tube baby was a miracle for the infertile couple, who had almost given up hope of ever having a child of their own.
- As the first test-tube baby to be born in the country, the child's arrival was met with widespread media attention and public interest.