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fertilization

[fur-tl-uh-zey-shuhn] / ˌfɜr tl əˈzeɪ ʃən /




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Pitnick describes fertilization as an obstacle course rather than a straightforward race.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

Examples include in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

“There really is not any unmet medical or clinical need for this, especially from an in vitro fertilization perspective,” Komor said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

Their children were conceived through in vitro fertilization.

From Barron's May 18, 2026

In the spring of 1959, when discussions of my fertilization got under way, my mother couldn’t foresee that women would soon be burning their brassieres by the thousand.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Throughout their years-long infertility journey, Mel and her partner spent upwards of $50,000, enduring five miscarriages and four failed in vitro fertilizations.

From Salon Oct. 31, 2021

Supporters say if enacted, the measure would be the first of its kind dealing with disputes in situations such as a divorce over what to do with embryos created for in vitro fertilizations.

From Washington Times Mar. 15, 2016

They spent the remainder of his inheritance on the Egg — and the hormones and extractions and fertilizations.

From Nature Mar. 10, 2015

What about a chimeric person—does he or she get two votes because of having come from two different fertilizations?

From Slate Jun. 10, 2014

Specific and varietal characters may occur together in many of the several forms, but nothing is as yet accurately known as to their behavior in pure fertilizations.

From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries




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