Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb & adjective Within a living organism.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Within the living body. See
in vitro .
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- adjective Within a
living organism . - adverb Within a living organism.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in the living organism
- adjective within a living organism
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin in vīvō : Latin in, in + Latin vīvō, ablative of vīvus, living, a living body.]
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Borrowed from Latin.
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