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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