| Medical Definition: |
The transfer of mammalian embryos from an in vivo or in vitro environment to a suitable host to improve pregnancy or gestational outcome in human or animal. In human fertility treatment programs, preimplantation embryos ranging from the 4-cell stage to the blastocyst stage are transferred to the uterine cavity between 3-5 days after FERTILIZATION IN VITRO. |
| Guide Notes: |
mammalian only; transfer of non-mammalian embryo = EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN /transpl or CHICK EMBRYO /transpl |
| Also Called: |
Blastocyst Transfer,Tubal Embryo Transfer |
| Previously Indexed: |
Blastocyst/transplantation (1974-1979),Embryo/transplantation (1966-1979) |
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