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in vi·vo

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–noun

(of a biological process) occurring or made to occur within a living organism or natural setting.

Compare in vitro.

[Origin: 1900–05; < L in vīvō in (something) alive

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adv. & adj.
Within a living organism: metabolic studies conducted in vivo; in vivo techniques.

[New Latin in vīvō : Latin in, in + Latin vīvō, ablative of vīvus, living, a living body.]

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in vivo
adjective
1.	within a living organism; "in vivo techniques" [ant: ex vivo]
adverb
1.	in the living organism; "studies conducted in vivo"

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Inside a living organism. Compare in vitro.

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in vivo [(in vee-voh)]

In nature; literally, “in life.” In vivo conditions are distinguished from those that might exist only in a laboratory. (Compare in vitro.)

[Chapter:] Life Sciences

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in vivo in vi·vo (vē'vō)
adj.
Within a living organism.

in vivo adv.

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Main Entry: in vi·vo
Pronunciation: in-'vE-(")vO
Function: adverb or adjective
1 : in the living body of a plant or animal <in vivosynthesis of DNA> in vivo by bacteriostatic drugs —Journal of the American Medical Association>
2 : in areal-life situation in vivo>

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