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intracytoplasmic sperm injection
A high-complexity in vitro fertilization technique consisting of the mechanical microinjection of a single selected spermatozoon directly into the cytoplasm of a mature metaphase-II oocyte. It is also known as ICSI. 
Grammatical category Noun
Field Assisted Reproductive Techniques
Level of specialization High
Definition source Reproducción Asistida ORG
Specific to one sex Yes
Prevalence Woman
Variants
Hypernym
Formal
Abbreviation
Formal
Equivalents

Spanish

ICSI
inyección intracitoplasmática de espermatozoides

Valenciano

ICSI
injecció intracitoplasmàtica d'espermatozoides
Examples
Some NOA patients can be biological parents through assisted reproduction techniques (ART) that include testicular sperm extraction (TESE) and subsequent intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).
Male and female couples who were using their own gametes for fresh in vitro fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection procedures and were capable of understanding and consenting to the study were invited to participate when attending the clinic for egg collection.
Collocations
WITH ADJECTIVES
 subsequent | conventional || autologous || first intracytoplasmic sperm injection
WITH NOUNS
intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycle | intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles || intracytoplasmic sperm injection procedure | intracytoplasmic sperm injection procedures || intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment || intracytoplasmic sperm injection attempt || intracytoplasmic sperm injection technology
WITH VERBS
 improve | develop | favor || compare | observe intracytoplasmic sperm injection