fertilization tube

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• fertilization tube — noun : a branch that projects from the antheridium and pierces the oogonium to provide for passage of the male nucleus in certain phycomycetous fungi …   Useful english dictionary

• Fertilization — is the process of combining the male gamete, or "sperm," with the female gamete, or "ovum." The product of this combination is a cell called a zygote. * * * The process beginning with penetration of the secondary oocyte by the …   Medical dictionary

• fertilization — fertilizational, adj. /ferr tl euh zay sheuhn/, n. 1. an act, process, or instance of fertilizing. 2. the state of being fertilized. 3. Biol. a. the union of male and female gametic nuclei. b. fecundation or impregnation of animals or plants. 4.… …   Universalium

• Fertilization, in vitro — IVF, a laboratory procedure in which sperm are placed with an unfertilized egg in a Petri dish to achieve fertilization. The embryo is then transferred into the uterus to begin a pregnancy or cryopreserved (frozen) for future use. IVF was… …   Medical dictionary

• Double fertilization — The parts of a flower Double fertilization …   Wikipedia

• In vitro fertilization — IVF, a laboratory procedure in which sperm are placed with an unfertilized egg in a Petri dish to achieve fertilization. The embryo is then transferred into the uterus to begin a pregnancy or cryopreserved (frozen) for future use. IVF was… …   Medical dictionary

• Fallopian tube — Schematic frontal view of female anatomy …   Wikipedia

• fallopian tube — /feuh loh pee euhn/ one of a pair of long, slender ducts in the female abdomen that transport ova from the ovary to the uterus and, in fertilization, transport sperm cells from the uterus to the released ova; the oviduct of higher mammals. Also,… …   Universalium

• Fallopian tube obstruction — Classification and external resources The presence of a hydrosalpinx by sonography indicates distal tubal obstruction ICD 10 N …   Wikipedia

• in vitro fertilization — a specialized technique by which an ovum, esp. a human one, is fertilized by sperm outside the body, with the resulting embryo later implanted in the uterus for gestation. [1970 75] * * * ▪ medicine Introduction also called  test tube conception  …   Universalium

• in vitro fertilization — noun : fertilization of an egg in a laboratory dish or test tube ; specifically : fertilization achieved by the mixture usually in a laboratory dish of sperm with eggs that have been surgically removed from an ovary followed by implantation of… …   Useful english dictionary