in vivo

[ in vee-voh ]
/ ɪn ˈvi voʊ /

adverb, adjective

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

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Origin of in vivo

First recorded in 1900–05, in vivo is from the Latin word in vīvō in (something) alive

Words nearby in vivo

in view, in view of, in vino veritas, in vitro, in vitro fertilization, in vivo, in vivo fertilization, in wait, in waiting, in with, be, in your face
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British Dictionary definitions for vivo (1 of 2)

vivo
/ (ˈviːvəʊ) /

adjective, adverb

music (in combination) with life and vigourallegro vivo

Word Origin for vivo

Italian: lively

British Dictionary definitions for vivo (2 of 2)

in vivo
/ (ɪn ˈviːvəʊ) /

adverb, adjective

(of biological processes or experiments) occurring or carried out in the living organism

Word Origin for in vivo

New Latin, literally: in a living (thing)
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Medical definitions for vivo

in vivo
[ vē′vō ]

adj.

Within a living organism.

Other words from in vivo

in vivo adv.
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Scientific definitions for vivo

in vivo
[ ĭn vē′vō ]

Inside a living organism. Compare in vitro.
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Cultural definitions for vivo

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.)

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