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DONACION OVULOS [1 record]

Record 1 2012-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Reproduction (Medicine)
  • Biotechnology
DEF

The contribution, by a third party, of female gametes for the purpose of assisted reproduction.

OBS

It should be noted that despite their interchangeability in common usage ("egg" being used more frequently than "oocyte"), scientifically speaking, these terms are not synonyms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reproduction (Médecine)
  • Biotechnologie
DEF

Mise à disposition, par un tiers, de gamètes femelles en vue d'une assistance médicale à la procréation.

OBS

Bien que «ovocyte» et «ovule» ne se situent pas au même stade de développement, ces deux termes sont couramment utilisés indifféremment.

Key term(s)
  • don d'ovocyte
  • don d'ovule

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reproducción (Medicina)
  • Biotecnología
DEF

Extracción quirúrgica de los óvulos de una mujer, para ser transferidos dentro de las trompas de Falopio o útero de otra mujer.

CONT

La donación de ovocitos u óvulos es una técnica de reproducción asistida en la cual el gameto femenino es aportado por una mujer distinta a la que recibirá éste o el embrión resultante.

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