fertilized egg
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The swelling that occurred in her lower abdomen, she says, was likely an ectopic pregnancy, in which a fertilized egg implants and grows outside of the uterus.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2025
When a female produces a fertilized egg, the egg is moved to an incubator.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024
During IVF, a doctor collects eggs from a woman, sperm is used to fertilize the eggs outside the body and one fertilized egg is implanted at a time.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2024
Many physiological reproductive events such as ovulation, menstruation or implantation of the fertilized egg show characteristic signs of inflammation.
From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2024
Every cell in your body arises by successive cell divisions from a single cell, a fertilized egg generated by your parents.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
