vivo

British

/ ˈviːvəʊ /

adjective

music (in combination) with life and vigour

allegro vivo

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Etymology

Origin of vivo

Italian: lively

Example Sentences

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It acquired five smaller companies in the In vivo CAR-T space since 2024.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Additional techniques provided deeper insights, including flow cytometry, ex vivo expansion, RNA-seq, assay for transposase-accessible chromatin-seq, high-resolution imaging, metabolic testing, and detailed studies of mitochondria.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

The approach, known as in vivo CAR-T therapy, engineers a patient’s own immune cells to fight diseases inside the body.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

Future studies will focus on testing the biological effects of the newly discovered trace diterpenes and evaluating their safety and effectiveness in vivo.

From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026

Claveus,Dixi autem de argento vivo a metallis prolicito, quod vulgare ob nimiam frigiditatem & humiditatem nimium concoctioni est contumax, nec ab auro solum alterato coerceri potest.

From The Sceptical Chymist or Chymico-Physical Doubts & Paradoxes, Touching the Spagyrist's Principles Commonly call'd Hypostatical; As they are wont to be Propos'd and Defended by the Generality of Alchymists. Whereunto is præmis'd Part of another Discourse relating to the same Subject. by Boyle, Robert

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