in vitro

in vitro

 [in ve´tro] (L.)

within a glass; observable in a test tube; in an artificial environment.

in vit·ro

(in vē'trō), The term is properly hyphenated when used attributively (in-vitro inhibition of aldolase) but not when it stands as an adjectival or adverbial phrase (inhibition of aldolase in vitro).

In an artificial environment, referring to a process or reaction occurring therein, as in a test tube or culture medium. Compare: in vivo.

[L. in glass]

in vitro

(ĭn vē′trō)

adv. & adj.

In an artificial environment outside a living organism: an egg fertilized in vitro; in vitro fertilization.

in vitro

adjective Isolated from living organisms or systems, but artificially maintained; in a test tube, in glass; outside the body, or a living system.

in vitro

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

in vi·tro

(in vē'trō)

In an artificial environment, referring to a process or reaction occurring therein, as in a test tube or culture media.
Compare: in vivo

[L. in glass]

in vitro

Occurring in the laboratory rather than in the body. Literally, ‘in glass’. Compare IN VIVO.

in vitro

(of biological processes or reactions) made to occur outside the body of an organism in an artificial environment (vitro = glass). For example, in-vitro fertilization of human eggs in the laboratory prior to reimplantation in the mother. Compare IN VIVO.

In vitro

A biological reaction occurring in a laboratory apparatus.

Mentioned in: Herbalism, Western

in vitro

Term referring to a measurement or a process taking place in a test tube. Example: the measurement of the cholesterol content of the crystalline lens done in a test tube.

in vi·tro

(in vē'trō)

In an artificial environment, referring to a process or reaction occurring therein, as in a test tube.

[L. in glass]