单词 | in vitro |
释义 | in vitro (once / 33674 pages) adjadv When you do experiments in a lab — usually with the help of slides, microscopes, or test tubes — your studies are considered in vitro. In Latin, in vitro means "in glass," and in science it means that you are observing a cell, for example, separately from the organism it was originally part of. A well-known term is "in vitro fertilization," colloquially known as a "test tube baby," in which a human embryo is fertilized in a lab rather than its mother's body. WORD FAMILYin vitro USAGE EXAMPLESThey also suggest that social maintenance fees be abolished and that single women be given access to in vitro fertilization. New York Times(Nov 17, 2016) All rely on cell lines originally created from donated embryos left over from in vitro fertilization procedures. Science Magazine(Nov 11, 2016) Some fibril formation in vitro might also be driven by the artificial water–air interface134, 135 or could include helical intermediate states. Nature(Nov 08, 2016) 1adj in an artificial environment outside the living organism in vitro fertilization Syn|Ant ex vivo in vivo within a living organism 2adv in an artificial environment outside the living organism an egg fertilized in vitro Syn ex vivo |
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