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|Term=embryo freezing
|Short definition=embryo freezing (EM-bree-oh FREE-zing) The process of freezing one or more embryos in order to preserve them for future use. Embryo freezing involves in vitro fertilization, a procedure in which eggs are removed from a woman's ovary and combined with sperm in the laboratory to form embryos. 
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|Specialty=Oncology
|Language=English
|Source=NCI
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embryo freezing - {{pronunciation}} (EM-bree-oh FREE-zing) The process of freezing one or more embryos in order to preserve them for future use. Embryo freezing involves in vitro fertilization, a procedure in which eggs are removed from a woman's ovary and combined with sperm in the laboratory to form embryos. The embryos are frozen and can later be thawed and placed in a woman's uterus. Embryo freezing is a type of fertility preservation. It may be useful for women with cancer who want to have children after undergoing radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or certain types of surgery that can lead to infertility. Also called embryo banking and embryo cryopreservation {{dictionary-stub}} [[Category:Dictionary of medicine]]