viable

viable /vi·a·ble/ (vi´ah-b'l) able to maintain an independent existence; able to live after birth.

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vi·a·ble (v-bl)

adj.

1. Capable of living, developing, or germinating under favorable conditions.

2. Capable of living outside the uterus. Used of a fetus or newborn.

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via·bili·ty n.

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viable

[vī′əbəl]

Etymology: Fr, likely to live

capable of developing, growing, and otherwise sustaining life, such as a normal human fetus at 24 weeks of gestation. viability, n.

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viable,

adj pertaining to the ability to develop, grow, and sustain the functions of life. For example, the human fetus without abnormalities is considered viable at the twenty-fourth week of gestation.

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viable (vī´bl),

adj capable of life; able to live.

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viable

able to maintain an independent existence; able to live after birth.