- gestational surrogate mother
- a surrogate mother who is carrying a fetus produced by in vitro fertilization and is not the genetic mother of the fetus.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
gestational surrogate mother
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surrogate mother — sur′rogate moth′er n. 1) srg a person who acts in the place of another person s biological mother 2) srg med a) a woman who helps a couple to have a child by carrying to term an embryo conceived by the couple and transferred to her uterus;… … From formal English to slang
gestational mother — the woman who carries the fetus in her uterus; she may be the natural mother or a gestational surrogate mother … Medical dictionary
Mother — Numerous terms redirect here. For other uses, see Mother (disambiguation), Mom (disambiguation), Mommy (disambiguation), Moms (disambiguation), Mum (disambiguation), Motherhood (film), and Mothering (magazine) … Wikipedia
surrogate motherhood — Practice in which a woman (the surrogate mother) bears a child for a couple unable to produce children, usually because the wife is infertile or unable to carry a pregnancy to term. The surrogate is impregnated either through artificial… … Universalium
surrogate motherhood — noun see surrogate mother * * * surrogate motherhood noun • • • Main Entry: ↑surrogate * * * surrogate mother, 1. a woman who gives birth to a child through artificial insemination by a man who is not her husband. 2 … Useful english dictionary
gestational carrier. — See surrogate mother (def. 3). Also called gestational mother. [1985 90] * * * … Universalium
gestational carrier. — See surrogate mother (def. 3). Also called gestational mother. [1985 90] … Useful english dictionary
gestational carrir — gesta′tional car′rier n. surrogate mother 2), a) Also called gesta′tional moth′er. Etymology: 1985–90 … From formal English to slang
gestational carrier — /dʒɛsteɪʃənəl ˈkæriə/ (say jestayshuhnuhl kareeuh) noun → surrogate mother …
genetic mother — the woman whose contribution to the child was the oocyte, and hence genes. Sometimes a woman who cannot carry a fetus can nevertheless be a genetic mother via in vitro fertilization with implantation in a gestational surrogate mother … Medical dictionary
