totsicle

English

Etymology

From tot +‎ -sicle.

Noun

totsicle (plural totsicles)

  1. (informal) An embryo conceived through in vitro fertilization and cryopreserved for later use in an attempt to achieve pregnancy through embryo transfer.
    • 1999 February 23, Trisha93 [username], “Re: 5 failed IVFs, any hope? Pg ment”, in alt.infertility‎[1] (Usenet):
      I've got some "totsicles" left, so we'll be trying again, but I was so convinced that for the magic cycle, I was just going thru the motions...I didn't give up caffeine, but I kept on the vitamins...who knew?
    • 1999 December 10, Mary McK, “Re: Baby Name Question(m/c ment) (religion ment)”, in alt.infertility.pregnancy‎[2] (Usenet):
      We had discussed this and came to the conclusion that if we had to go to IVF, we were going to wait until we delivered then decide what to do w/the leftover 'totsicles'.
    • 2010, Kristy Kiernan, Between Friends‎[3], Berkley, →ISBN:
      The embryos.
      My totsicles, waiting for me.

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