Test tube baby - Test tube baby

Japanese: 試験管ベビー - しけんかんベビー

〘Noun〙 (Baby is baby) A baby that has been artificially fertilized in vitro. An egg is removed from the mother's body, artificially fertilized outside the body, and then returned to the uterus for implantation and pregnancy. ※Secret Meeting (1977) by Kobo Abe, Volume 3: "'She's a test-tube baby.' 'So that's why.' 'She's the epitome of being all alone in the world.'"

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (ベビーはbaby) 体外人工受精児のこと。母体から卵子を取り出し、体外で人工受精させ、再び子宮内に戻して着床妊娠させる。※密会（1977）〈安部公房〉三「『試験管ベビーなんだ。』『だから、なんです。』『天涯孤独を地で行ったような娘さ。』」

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