in vitro
adverb or adjective
in vi·tro
in-ˈvē-(ˌ)trō 
-ˈvi-
-ˈvi-
-ˈwē-
: outside the living body and in an artificial environment
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An aid-worker for LGBTQ+ youth on a ticking-clock quest to bear children of her own, Lee has endured two wrenching rounds of in vitro fertilization and, just as painfully, her partner’s ambivalence about having kids at all.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
At first glance, President Trump’s recent executive order expanding access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) may appear to be a victory for couples struggling to conceive.
—John Oertle, National Review, 6 Apr. 2025
In addition to the law firm’s other work, Rader handles cases related to reproductive negligence (embryo destruction) and unregulated behavior in the in vitro fertilization (IVF) sector.
—Andrew Rader, Sun Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2025
And that the bio-computer has in vitro living neurons and in silico artificial neurons.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
At first glance, President Trump’s recent executive order expanding access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) may appear to be a victory for couples struggling to conceive.
—John Oertle, National Review, 6 Apr. 2025
In addition to the law firm’s other work, Rader handles cases related to reproductive negligence (embryo destruction) and unregulated behavior in the in vitro fertilization (IVF) sector.
—Andrew Rader, Sun Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2025
And that the bio-computer has in vitro living neurons and in silico artificial neurons.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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“In vitro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20vitro. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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in vitro
adverb or adjective
in vi·tro
in-ˈvē-(ˌ)trō
: outside the living body and in an artificial environment
an egg fertilized in vitro
Etymology
Latin, literally, "in glass"
Medical Definition
in vitro
adverb or adjective
in vi·tro
in-ˈvē-(ˌ)trō
-ˈvi-
-ˈvi-
: outside the living body and in an artificial environment
growth of cells in vitro
in vitro studies
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