In vitro fertilization is a method of helping a woman to have a baby in which an egg is removed from one of her ovaries, fertilized outside her body, and then replaced in her womb.
in vitro in British English
(ɪn ˈviːtrəʊ)
adverb, adjective
(of biological processes or reactions) made to occur outside the living organism in an artificial environment, such as a culture medium
Word origin
New Latin, literally: in glass
in vitro in American English
(ɪnˈviˌtroʊ)
outside or isolated from the living organism and in a test tube or other artificial environment
in vitro fertilization
Word origin
L, lit., in glass
Examples of 'in vitro' in a sentence
in vitro
The in vitro can work, Isabel," I said, letting my excitement show.