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GIFT, n.2|gɪft| [Acronym f. the initial letters of gamete intra-fallopian transfer; cf. *ZIFT n.] A technique for facilitating human conception, in which sperm and ova are transferred directly into the Fallopian tubes of the prospective mother.
1984R. H. Asch et al. in Lancet 3 Nov. 1034/1 We report here the first pregnancy obtained after translaparoscopic gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT). 1986Fertility & Sterility XLV. 366 (heading) Preliminary experiences with gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT). 1990Sun (Brisbane) 26 Apr. 38/2 Women aged over 40 involved in GIFT (gamete intra-fallopian transfer) pregnancies during 1985–88. |