in vitro
adverb or adjective
in vi·tro
in-ˈvē-(ˌ)trō 
-ˈvi-
-ˈvi-
-ˈwē-
: outside the living body and in an artificial environment
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In Vitro Fertilization In his State of the Union address this year, Mr. Biden called on Congress to protect access to in vitro fertilization.
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Maggie Astor, New York Times, 25 June 2024
Those warnings materialized earlier this year when in vitro fertilization care was suspended at three of Alabama's largest providers after a state Supreme Court decision put providers at risk of prosecution.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 24 June 2024
The decision has even bled into questions on the FDA's independence and access to in vitro fertilization.
—Kinsey Crowley, The Courier-Journal, 24 June 2024
Since the fall of Roe, there have been questions about overall reproductive issues, including rights to contraception and in vitro fertilization.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2024
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Maggie Astor, New York Times, 25 June 2024
Those warnings materialized earlier this year when in vitro fertilization care was suspended at three of Alabama's largest providers after a state Supreme Court decision put providers at risk of prosecution.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 24 June 2024
The decision has even bled into questions on the FDA's independence and access to in vitro fertilization.
—Kinsey Crowley, The Courier-Journal, 24 June 2024
Since the fall of Roe, there have been questions about overall reproductive issues, including rights to contraception and in vitro fertilization.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2024
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in vitro
adverb or adjective
in vi·tro
in-ˈvē-(ˌ)trō
: outside the living body and in an artificial environment
an egg fertilized in vitro
Etymology
Latin, literally, "in glass"
Medical Definition
in vitro
adverb or adjective
in vi·tro
in-ˈvē-(ˌ)trō
-ˈvi-
-ˈvi-
: outside the living body and in an artificial environment
growth of cells in vitro
in vitro studies
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