gamete intrafallopian transfer
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Related to gamete intrafallopian transfer: Zygote intrafallopian transfer, Intracytoplasmic sperm injection
gamete intrafallopian transfer
[¦ga‚mēt ‚in·trə·fə¦lō·pē·ən ′tranz·fər] (medicine)
A variation of in vitro fertilization in which the spermatozoa and oocytes are placed directly into the fimbriated end of the Fallopin tube during the laparoscopy. Abbreviated GIFT.
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