What does "in vitro" mean?

In an artificial environment outside the living organism.

In vitro

Q: What is a synonym for "in vitro"?

Common synonyms include: animal cell culture, bacteriological, clinical method, culture based, culture dish study, ex vivo.

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Definitions

Adjective

1
In an artificial environment outside the living organism. not-comparable
"In recent years, scientists have moved beyond in vitro fertilization. They are starting to assemble stem cells that can organize themselves into embryolike structures."

Adjective

1
of a biological process occurring in an artificial environment outside the living organism wordnet

Adverb

1
In an artificial environment outside the living organism. not-comparable

Adverb

1
in an artificial environment outside the living organism wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

animal cell culture bacteriological clinical method culture based culture dish study ex vivo

Antonyms

All antonyms

in vivo clinically in situ in vivo subject

Example

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"In recent years, scientists have moved beyond in vitro fertilization. They are starting to assemble stem cells that can organize themselves into embryolike structures."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin in vitro, from vitrum (“glass”).

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