Definition of In vivo

1. Adverb. In the living organism. "Studies conducted in vivo"

2. Adjective. Within a living organism. "In vivo techniques"

Category relationships: Biological Science, Biology
Antonyms: In Vitro

Definition of In vivo

1. Adjective. Within a living organism. ¹

2. Adverb. Within a living organism. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of In vivo

1. Within the living body. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of In Vivo

in unison
in unity there is strength
in ure
in use
in use(p)
in utero
in vacuo
in vain
in view
in view of
in vino veritas
in virtue of
in vitro
in vitro fertilisation
in vivo (current term)
in vivo fertilization
in vogue(p)
in ways
in width(p)
in with a chance
in working order(p)
in writing
in writing(p)
in your birthday suit
in your dreams
in your face
inabilities
inability
inable

Literary usage of In vivo

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"Despite considerable interest in the subject, virtually no studies thus far have examined possible antiglucocorticoid effects of progesterone in vivo. ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"It might be argued that only minute In the absence of direct evidence that THP is formed in vivo, or that either THP or one of its metabolites has high ..."

3. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1894)
"On the Influence of Carbonic Acid and Oxygen upon the Coagulability of the Blood in Vivo." By AE WRIGHT, MD (Dubl.), Professor of Pathology, Army Medical ..."

4. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"The possibility that spontaneous hprt mutants might arise in vivo preferentially in dividing cells, and implications of this, are discussed. (Auth. ..."

5. Molecular Neurobiology: Proceedings of the 2nd NIMH Conference by Steven Zalcman (1995)
"The feasibility of the herein described in vitro/in vivo antisense approach is presently investigated in our laboratories not only with the NPY Yl receptor, ..."

6. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"However, Benazet and Dubost (1959) and Sutherland (1962) have found spiramycin to be more potent than erythromycin in vivo. Although serum concentrations in ..."

7. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"Early experiments examining toxicant-induced alterations in Schwann cell functioning focused on the effects of lead due to the in vivo effect of a ..."

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