zygote intrafallopian transfer

noun

: a method of assisting reproduction in cases of infertility that is similar to gamete intrafallopian transfer but in which eggs are fertilized in vitro and some of the resulting fertilized eggs are inserted into a fallopian tube

—abbreviation ZIFT

Word History

First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

zygote intrafallopian transfer

noun

zygote in·​tra·​fal·​lo·​pi·​an transfer -ˌin-trə-fə-ˈlō-pē-ən 

: a method of assisting reproduction in cases of infertility in which eggs obtained from an ovary are fertilized in vitro with sperm and some of the resulting fertilized eggs are deposited into a fallopian tube by a laparoscope

—abbreviation ZIFT compare gamete intrafallopian transfer