also: しけんかんベイビー
noun
test-tube baby
Refers to a baby conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF). The term is straightforward and widely understood.
日本初の試験管ベビーは1983年に生まれました。
Japan's first test-tube baby was born in 1983.
Variant spelling using ベイビー; less common but still encountered.
体外受精 is the medical term for in vitro fertilization, while 試験管ベビー is the colloquial term for the resulting baby.
Compound of 試験管 (test tube) and ベビー (baby), a direct calque from English 'test-tube baby'.