Ex utero
The term Ex utero related to gestation occurring outside the mother's body.

During the , L'Rell learned that she had become pregnant. Being involved in a mission involving the father, she decided that she could not carry out her plans while carrying a child. L'Rell had the embryo removed and gestated ex utero, after which the infant was cared for in secret by the House of Mo'Kai. As a result of the procedure, the the child was smaller than other Klingon infants. ()

See also
Birthing chamber
Birthing tank
Breeding ground
Growth tank
Hatchery
Incubation pod
Incubator
Maturation chamber

Sex and reproduction