In-vitro
[in vee-troh] /ɪn ˈvi troʊ/
adverb, adjective
1.
(of a biological process) made to occur in a laboratory vessel or other controlled experimental environment rather than within a living organism or natural setting.
/ɪn ˈviːtrəʊ/
adverb, adjective
1.
(of biological processes or reactions) made to occur outside the living organism in an artificial environment, such as a culture medium
Latin; “in a test tube, culture dish, etc.;” literally “in glass” (see vitreous).
in vitro in vi·tro (ĭn vē’trō)
adj.
In an artificial environment outside a living organism.
in vi’tro adv.
in vitro
(ĭn vē’trō)
In an artificial environment, such as a test tube. Compare in vivo.
in vitro [(in vee-troh)]
In the laboratory; literally, “in glass” (laboratory experiments are often carried out in glass containers). In vitro conditions are distinguished from conditions that actually apply in nature. (Compare in vivo.)
Note: In vitro appears in the expression in vitro fertilization, a way of producing human embryos in a laboratory.
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