in vitro
adverb or adjective
in vi·tro
in-ˈvē-(ˌ)trō 
-ˈvi-
-ˈvi-
-ˈwē-
: outside the living body and in an artificial environment
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The exposure to the chemicals killed the embryos, which were then transplanted into at least 11 women who received in vitro fertilization services at Ovation Fertility’s lab in Newport Beach in January, according to three lawsuits filed against the clinic.
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Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 24 Apr. 2024
In Fertility, Unfiltered, Port undergoes a round of in vitro fertilization (IVF).
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
Democrats nationally used Alabama as a lightning rod for the dangers of a Trump presidency earlier this spring after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled in a lawsuit that embryos may be considered children — a move that temporarily halted in vitro fertilization services in the state.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
Two couples have filed lawsuits against in vitro fertilization provider Ovation Fertility alleging its clinic destroyed their embryos when a lab employee wrongly used hydrogen peroxide instead of a sterile solution in an incubator.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2024
In Alabama, the State Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos could be considered children, raising concerns over future access to in vitro fertilization procedures.
—Lisa Lerer, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Fertility treatments like in vitro fertilization (IVF) may be the best option if your primary concern is infertility.
—Anna Almendrala, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
In August 2020, Wiig spoke to InStyle about the challenges of undergoing in vitro fertilization with Rothman.
—Andrea Park, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
Congress: House Republicans support in vitro fertilization but are divided on how to protect access to it.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024
Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 24 Apr. 2024
In Fertility, Unfiltered, Port undergoes a round of in vitro fertilization (IVF).
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
Democrats nationally used Alabama as a lightning rod for the dangers of a Trump presidency earlier this spring after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled in a lawsuit that embryos may be considered children — a move that temporarily halted in vitro fertilization services in the state.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
Two couples have filed lawsuits against in vitro fertilization provider Ovation Fertility alleging its clinic destroyed their embryos when a lab employee wrongly used hydrogen peroxide instead of a sterile solution in an incubator.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2024
In Alabama, the State Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos could be considered children, raising concerns over future access to in vitro fertilization procedures.
—Lisa Lerer, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Fertility treatments like in vitro fertilization (IVF) may be the best option if your primary concern is infertility.
—Anna Almendrala, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
In August 2020, Wiig spoke to InStyle about the challenges of undergoing in vitro fertilization with Rothman.
—Andrea Park, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
Congress: House Republicans support in vitro fertilization but are divided on how to protect access to it.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024
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in vitro
adverb or adjective
in vi·tro
in-ˈvē-(ˌ)trō
: outside the living body and in an artificial environment
an egg fertilized in vitro
Etymology
Latin, literally, "in glass"
Medical Definition
in vitro
adverb or adjective
in vi·tro
in-ˈvē-(ˌ)trō
-ˈvi-
-ˈvi-
: outside the living body and in an artificial environment
growth of cells in vitro
in vitro studies
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