In Vitro Fertilization Definition. The term in vitro means in glass or in artificial conditions, and ivf refers to the fact that fertilization of egg by sperm had occurred not in uterus but out side the uterus at artificially maintained optimum condition. Fertilization by mixing sperm with eggs surgically removed from an ovary followed by uterine implantation of one or more of the resulting fertilized eggs —abbreviation ivf.

In vitro fertilization synonyms, in vitro fertilization pronunciation, in vitro fertilization translation, english dictionary definition of in vitro fertilization. A woman may be given fertility drugs before this procedure so that several eggs mature in the ovaries at the same time. The term in vitro means in glass or in artificial conditions, and ivf refers to the fact that fertilization of egg by sperm had occurred not in uterus but out side the uterus at artificially maintained optimum condition.