test-tube baby

noun

: a child produced from an egg that was fertilized outside of a woman's body and then put back into the woman's body to finish developing

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“Test-tube baby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/test-tube%20baby. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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