IVF /ˌaɪviːˈɛf/

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  N-UNCOUNT IVF is a method of helping a woman to have a baby in which an egg is removed from one of her ovaries, fertilized outside her body, and then replaced in her womb. IVF is an abbreviation for "in vitro fertilization." 体外受精

  例：

  When she first underwent IVF it was still a relatively new procedure.

  她第一次接受体外受精时，那还是一个比较新的方法。