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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. Compare in silico ( def ), in vivo ( def ).
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 .)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of in vitro1
Word History and Origins
Origin of in vitro1
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Those include making in vitro fertilization treatments free, ending taxes on tips and capping credit card interest rates.
“I was 100% fascinated,” Grimes said of reviewing their initial in vitro studies.
To counter fears that politicians who oppose abortion would ban in vitro fertilization, Trump floated during his campaign making in vitro fertilization treatment free.
These eggs were found to develop normally when fertilized in vitro and to become embryos or offspring when transplanted into the rat uterus.
Coming during a discussion of abortion and reproductive rights, Lake was presumably referring to in vitro fertilzation, not a loyalist paramilitary in Northern Ireland.
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