in vitro

See also: invitro and in-vitro

English

Alternative forms

• in-vitro (as attributive adjective)

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin in vitro (“within the glass”).

Adjective

in vitro (not comparable)

1. In an artificial environment outside the living organism.

Antonyms

• in vivo

Translations

adjective: in an artificial environment outside the living organism

• Catalan: in vitro (ca)
• French: in vitro (fr)
• Italian: in vitro (it)

• Portuguese: in vitro (pt)
• Spanish: in vitro (es)

Adverb

in vitro (not comparable)

1. In an artificial environment outside the living organism.

Antonyms

• in vivo

Translations

adverb: in an artificial environment outside the living organism

Derived terms

• in vitro fertilization

See also

• in silico

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Italian

Adjective

in vitro (invariable)

1. in vitro

Derived terms

• fecondazione in vitro

Anagrams

• nitrivo
• rinvito, rinvitò
• rivinto
• tornivi

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Portuguese

Adjective

in vitro (plural in vitro, comparable)

1. in vitro (in an artificial environment, outside the living organism)