in vitro

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

in vitro
    adv 1: in an artificial environment outside the living organism;
           "an egg fertilized in vitro" [syn: {in vitro}, {ex vivo}]
    adj 1: in an artificial environment outside the living organism;
           "in vitro fertilization" [syn: {in vitro}, {ex vivo}]
           [ant: {in vivo}]