IVG

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IVG¹

noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of in vitro gametogenesis The goal of in vitro gametogenesis (IVG) is self-explanatory, to produce functional gametes exclusively ex vivo; however, such approaches currently rely on in vivo tissue at various stages.

IVG²

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From languages in which "voluntary interruption of pregnancy" has the initials IVG, like French interruption volontaire de grossesse, Italian interruzione volontaria di gravidanza, Portuguese interrupção voluntária da gravidez, etc.

noun IVGs

  1. An inducted abortion (in the context of a country like France). By the 1982 mobilisations to force the Left government to include IVGs under the Social Security system, […]

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@misc{ivg_2026,
  title = {IVG},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ivg},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}