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生殖補助医療 (せいしょくほじょいりょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

生せい殖しょく補ほ助じょ医い療りょう

Meanings

1

noun

assisted reproductive technology; ART

medicine

Medical term covering techniques such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) and artificial insemination.

生せい殖しょく補ほ助じょ医い療りょうの進しん歩ぽにより、多おおくの不ふ妊にんカップルが子こどもを持もてるようになった。
Advances in assisted reproductive technology have enabled many infertile couples to have children.

Kanji

生life, genuine, birth
殖augment, increase, multiply
補supplement, supply, make good
助

help, rescue, assist

医doctor, medicine

療heal, cure

Similar words

体たい外がい受じゅ精せい
体外受精 is a specific type of assisted reproductive technology (in vitro fertilization), while 生殖補助医療 is the broader category.
不ふ妊にん治ち療りょう
不妊治療 refers to fertility treatment in general, which may include non-technological approaches; 生殖補助医療 specifically involves technological interventions.

Etymology

Compound of 生殖 (reproduction), 補助 (assistance), and 医療 (medical care). A modern term coined to describe medical technologies aiding reproduction.