Definition of In vitro

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In vitro

The term 'In vitro' as it applies to the area of hazardous materials can be defined as 'In an artificial environment outside a living organism or body. For example, some toxicity testing is done on cell cultures or slices of tissue grown in the laboratory, rather than on a living animal [compare with in vivo]'.

The term 'In vitro' as it applies to the area of stem cell research can be defined as 'Latin for 'in glass'; in a laboratory dish or test tube; an artificial environment'.

The term 'In vitro' as it applies to the area of gnome research can be defined as 'Studies performed outside a living organism such as in a laboratory'.


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