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embryo transfer

the process in which an ovum fertilized in vitro is transferred to the uterus of the woman from whom it was originally removed or to the uterus of another woman.

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precompetition anxiety

precompetition anxiety

increased cognitive and physiological arousal before a competition. Precompetition anxiety may facilitate or inhibit performance, depending on the performer’s perception of readiness or apprehension. See debilitative anxiety; facilitative anxiety.