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单词 test-tube baby
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Definition of test-tube baby in English:

test-tube baby

nounˌtɛstjuːb ˈbeɪbitɛst t(j)ub ˈbeɪbi
informal
  • A baby conceived by in vitro fertilization.

    〈非正式〉试管婴儿

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A Chinese woman, who became infertile after suffering a miscarriage, gave birth to triplet test-tube babies at the turn of the century in Nanchang, capital of East China's Jiangxi Province.
    • He sees the UK as the world leader in fertility treatment, and his heroes are British fertility doctors Steptoe and Edwards, who created the first test-tube baby, Louise Brown.
    • First it was Robert Edwards, the British fertility expert who made possible the birth of the first test-tube baby, who suggested that cloning could one day be as acceptable as IVF.
    • In what is believed to be the first case of concurrent conception, a woman in the United States gave birth to quadruplets - two test-tube babies and one, or possibly two, conceived naturally, doctors said recently.
    • Researchers from the US implanted ovarian tissue into an infertile rhesus monkey, using one of the resulting eggs to produce a healthy test-tube baby.
    • The operation, thought to be the first of its kind, enabled the transplanted ovary to produce viable eggs that could have been used for a test-tube baby.
    • Louise's sister, Natalie, 20, who was also conceived through IVF, has become the world's first test-tube baby to have children of her own.
    • A common fertility treatment which results in the birth of around 2000 babies in the UK every year could now be ruled illegal, according to the expert who produced the first test-tube baby.
    • In fact, there had been two decades of research in animals on IVF, and the protesters failed to block the Norfolk clinic from producing its first test-tube baby a year later.
    • He soon came to Singapore and was part of the team that produced the first test-tube baby in Asia in 1983.
    • China's first test-tube baby was born 15 years ago at Beijing University No.3 Hospital.
    • A British clinic has been approached by two families who wish to use genetic screening to select a test-tube baby with exactly the right cells to act as a donor for a fatally ill older child.
    • Undoubtedly, we have seen a revolution of treatment in this reproductive field, particularly since 1978 when the first test-tube baby was born.
    • As the home of both the world's first test-tube baby and Dolly the sheep - the first mammal cloned from an adult - Britain has an established reputation in embryology and fertility.
    • Prof Harrison pointed out that it was not until 1978 when the world's first test-tube baby was born that the need to regulate was first argued.
    • It's hard to believe the uproar that the first test-tube baby caused.
    • The development of sperm and foetus technology in terms of test-tube babies has brought endless joy to many thousands of people but it still remains an expensive option.
    • The event saw Harsha, India's first test-tube baby who is now a young girl of 17, being presented a cheque of Rs.25,000 to help in her education.
    • Concern was growing in Britain yesterday over a sex-sorting technique which fertility experts say can virtually guarantee that a test-tube baby will be female.
    • When the first test-tube baby was born, everyone said she'd be laughed at and have a terrible time - but that didn't happen.

Definition of test-tube baby in US English:

test-tube baby

nountɛst t(j)ub ˈbeɪbitest t(y)o͞ob ˈbābē
informal
  • A baby conceived by in vitro fertilization.

    〈非正式〉试管婴儿

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's hard to believe the uproar that the first test-tube baby caused.
    • Louise's sister, Natalie, 20, who was also conceived through IVF, has become the world's first test-tube baby to have children of her own.
    • First it was Robert Edwards, the British fertility expert who made possible the birth of the first test-tube baby, who suggested that cloning could one day be as acceptable as IVF.
    • Researchers from the US implanted ovarian tissue into an infertile rhesus monkey, using one of the resulting eggs to produce a healthy test-tube baby.
    • The development of sperm and foetus technology in terms of test-tube babies has brought endless joy to many thousands of people but it still remains an expensive option.
    • Concern was growing in Britain yesterday over a sex-sorting technique which fertility experts say can virtually guarantee that a test-tube baby will be female.
    • A Chinese woman, who became infertile after suffering a miscarriage, gave birth to triplet test-tube babies at the turn of the century in Nanchang, capital of East China's Jiangxi Province.
    • A common fertility treatment which results in the birth of around 2000 babies in the UK every year could now be ruled illegal, according to the expert who produced the first test-tube baby.
    • The operation, thought to be the first of its kind, enabled the transplanted ovary to produce viable eggs that could have been used for a test-tube baby.
    • China's first test-tube baby was born 15 years ago at Beijing University No.3 Hospital.
    • In fact, there had been two decades of research in animals on IVF, and the protesters failed to block the Norfolk clinic from producing its first test-tube baby a year later.
    • He soon came to Singapore and was part of the team that produced the first test-tube baby in Asia in 1983.
    • Prof Harrison pointed out that it was not until 1978 when the world's first test-tube baby was born that the need to regulate was first argued.
    • In what is believed to be the first case of concurrent conception, a woman in the United States gave birth to quadruplets - two test-tube babies and one, or possibly two, conceived naturally, doctors said recently.
    • A British clinic has been approached by two families who wish to use genetic screening to select a test-tube baby with exactly the right cells to act as a donor for a fatally ill older child.
    • The event saw Harsha, India's first test-tube baby who is now a young girl of 17, being presented a cheque of Rs.25,000 to help in her education.
    • When the first test-tube baby was born, everyone said she'd be laughed at and have a terrible time - but that didn't happen.
    • As the home of both the world's first test-tube baby and Dolly the sheep - the first mammal cloned from an adult - Britain has an established reputation in embryology and fertility.
    • Undoubtedly, we have seen a revolution of treatment in this reproductive field, particularly since 1978 when the first test-tube baby was born.
    • He sees the UK as the world leader in fertility treatment, and his heroes are British fertility doctors Steptoe and Edwards, who created the first test-tube baby, Louise Brown.
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