in vitro
adverb or adjective
in vi·tro
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Definition of in vitro
: outside the living body and in an artificial environment
Examples of in vitro in a Sentence
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Today one in 60 in America is born thanks to in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and other artificial treatments. — The Economist, "The fertility business is booming," 8 Aug. 2019 Today one in 60 in America is born thanks to in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and other artificial treatments. — The Economist, "The fertility business is booming," 9 Aug. 2019 Lab studies on methylisothiazolinone indicate that the chemical may also be neurotoxic in vitro — or, carry potential to damage developing nervous systems. — Stephie Grob Plante, Vox, "Some people held in border detention centers are being forced to bathe themselves with shampoo. The issue is far bigger than personal hygiene.," 3 July 2019 So that will be in vitro and in vivo work in animals, and then validating that in human lactation studies. — STAT, "How Europe is building a sweeping system to study medication safety in pregnant and lactating women," 21 June 2019 Other studies have been done in lab animals, or in vitro (meaning in a test tube, using animal brain tissue). — Dan Nosowitz, Vox, "The super-popular cannabis compound, explained.," 1 Nov. 2018 In 2008, after years of struggling with infertility, including 13 failed in vitro treatments and numerous failed adoption attempts, Vardalos and Gomez finally matched with a 3-year-old girl, their daughter Ilaria, People reports. — Eileen Reslen, Good Housekeeping, "'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' Star Nia Vardalos Files for Divorce From Husband of 25 Years," 5 July 2018 Over 50,000 babies were born last year with the help of in vitro fertilisation (IVF)—5% of all births. — The Economist, "No country resorts to IVF more than Japan—or has less success," 24 May 2018 To follow up this discovery Dr Haussler created what are known as organoids (specifically, brainoids), which are in vitro replicas of developing brains, made in this case using mouse cells. — The Economist, "A history of big-headedness," 31 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'in vitro.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for in vitro
in vitro
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of in vitro
technical
: outside the body
See the full definition for in vitro in the English Language Learners Dictionary
in vitro
adverb or adjective
in vi·tro
| \ in-ˈvē-(ˌ)trō
, -ˈvi-
\
, -ˈvi-
\
Medical Definition of in vitro
: outside the living body and in an artificial environment
growth of cells in vitro in vitro studies