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Meaning of IN VITRO

Pronunciation:  in 'veetrow

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adv]  in an artificial environment outside the living organism; "an egg fertilized in vitro"
  2. [adj]  in an artificial environment outside the living organism; "in vitro fertilization"
 
 Synonyms: ex vivo, ex vivo
 
 Antonyms: in vivo
 

 

 

Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: In the laboratory (outside the body). The opposite of in vivo (in the body).
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: In vitro means, literally, "in glass"; a biologic or biochemical process occuring outside a living organism.
 
Glossary
 
 Definition: Studies performed outside a living organism such as in a laboratory.
 

 

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