in vitro
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- Outside the organism, or in an artificial environment. Applied for example to cells, tissues or organs cultured in glass or plastic containers.
UN Food and Agriculture Organization - Cite This Source - This Definition - Petri dish, plating efficiency, protoclone, protoplast culture
- Studies performed outside a living organism such as in a laboratory.
Human Genome Project - Cite This Source - This Definition - Cell, directed mutagenesis, exogenous DNA, In vivo
- describes a state or condition that occurs and /or exists outside the body. This term often refers to testing conditions that occur in a laboratory environment.
ALS Association - Cite This Source - This Definition - Latin for "in glass"; in a laboratory dish or test tube; an artificial environment.
NIH - Cite This Source - This Definition - Literally, "in glass;" in a laboratory dish or test tube; an artificial environment.
DHHS - Cite This Source - This Definition - ex vivo, In vivo, Somite, Total Body Irradiation (TBI)