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in vitro
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective in vitro has 1 sense
- in vitro(a = adj.all) ex vivo - in an artificial environment outside the living organism; "in vitro fertilization" Antonym: in vivo
Adverbial in vitro has 1 sense
- in vitro(r = adv.all) ex vivo - in an artificial environment outside the living organism; "an egg fertilized in vitro"
OXFORD DICTIONARY
in vitro, adv. Biol. (of processes or reactions) taking place in a test-tube or other laboratory environment (opp. IN VIVO).
Etymology
L, = in glass
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