ICSI

ICSI
Stands for intracytoplasmic sperm injection, a test-tube fertilization procedure in which a sperm is injected directly into an egg to achieve fertilization. ICSI is done for male infertility. Babies conceived by ICSI have no more major birth defects or delays in development than children conceived by natural means.
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Institute for Clinical Systems Integration; intracytoplasmic sperm injection

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ICSI abbr intracytoplasmic sperm injection

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a technique of assisted conception in cases of male infertility caused by inability of the spermatozoa to penetrate the barriers surrounding the ovum, in which a single spermatozoon is injected into the cytoplasm of an ovum in vitro. The fertilized ovum is then implanted into the uterus.

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intracytoplasmic sperm injection.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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