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in vitro
[in vee-troh]
adverb
(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.
in vitro
/ ɪn ˈviːtrəʊ /
adverb
(of biological processes or reactions) made to occur outside the living organism in an artificial environment, such as a culture medium
in vitro
In an artificial environment, such as a test tube.
Compare in vivo
in vitro
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.)
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of in vitro1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of in vitro1
Example Sentences
In what Abdallah described as a series of miracles, nobody was in the clinic last Saturday morning and its in vitro fertilization lab remained intact despite the mighty force of the explosion.
There was extensive damage to American Reproductive Centers, a fertility clinic and in vitro fertilization lab across the street from Desert Regional Medical Center.
Photos from the scene showed extensive damage to American Reproductive Centers, a fertility clinic and in vitro fertilization lab across the street from Desert Regional Medical Center.
Clinics can lower the risk of miscarriages among women age 40 from 50% to 10% by conducting genetic tests on embryos created with in vitro fertilization before they are implanted, she said.
Those include making in vitro fertilization treatments free, ending taxes on tips and capping credit card interest rates.
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