ALL meanings of in vitro
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I i - noun in vitro a specialized technique by which an ovum, especially a human one, is fertilized by sperm outside the body, with the resulting embryo later implanted in the uterus for gestation. 1
- adverb in vitro in a test tube 1
- adjective in vitro In vitro fertilization is a method of helping a woman to have a baby in which an egg is removed from one of her ovaries, fertilized outside her body, and then replaced in her womb. 0
- adverb in vitro (of biological processes or reactions) made to occur outside the living organism in an artificial environment, such as a culture medium 0
- noun in vitro outside or isolated from the living organism and in a test tube or other artificial environment 0
- adjective in vitro In an artificial environment outside the living organism. 0
- adverb in vitro In an artificial environment outside the living organism. 0