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In vitro
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in vitro /in vi·tro/ (in ve´tro) [L.] within a glass; observable in a test tube; in an artificial environment.
in vi·tro (n vtr)
adj.
In an artificial environment outside a living organism.

in vitro adv.

In vitro
A biological reaction occurring in a laboratory apparatus.
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in vitro (in vēˑ·trō),
adj located outside the organism in a simulated environment.

in vitro (in ve´tro),
adj/adv occurring in a laboratory.

in vitro
[L.] literally within a glass, i.e. outside the living body; observable in a test tube; in an artificial environment.

in vitro Isolated from living organisms or systems, but artificially maintained; in a test tube, in glass; outside the body. Cf In vivo.


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