test-tube baby; IVF baby
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Meanings
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test-tube baby; baby conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF)
A medical technical term referring to assisted reproductive technology. The term is widely used in both formal medical contexts and everyday conversation, though the baby develops in the uterus, not actually in a test tube.
Zhè这
duì对
fū夫
fù妇
tōng通
guò过
shì试
guǎn管
yīng婴
ér儿
jì技
shù术
zhōng终
yú于
yǒu有
le了
zì自
jǐ己
de的
hái孩
zi子
。
This couple finally had their own child through IVF technology.
Shì试
guǎn管
yīng婴
ér儿
bìng并
bù不
shì是
zhēn真
de的
zài在
shì试
guǎn管
lǐ里
zhǎng长
dà大
de的
yīng婴
ér儿
。
Test-tube babies are not actually babies that grow up in test tubes.
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Suí随
zhe着
yī医
liáo疗
jì技
shù术
de的
jìn进
bù步
，
shì试
guǎn管
yīng婴
ér儿
de的
chéng成
gōng功
lǜ率
yuè越
lái来
yuè越
gāo高
。
With the advancement of medical technology, the success rate of IVF is getting higher and higher.
Tā他
men们
jué决
dìng定
cháng尝
shì试
shì试
guǎn管
yīng婴
ér儿
，
yīn因
wéi为
zì自
rán然
shòu受
yùn孕
yī一
zhí直
méi没
yǒu有
chéng成
gōng功
。
They decided to try IVF because natural conception had not been successful.