in vitro

adj

Meaning

In an artificial environment outside the living organism.

Etymology / origin

Borrowed from Latin in vitro, from vitrum (“glass”).

in vitro(la)→
*wed-(ine-pro)→
in vitro (English)
Relations: root, bor

Related words

*wed-(ine-pro)in vitro(la)in silico(English)

Descendant words

in silico(English) (cog)

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