ex vivo

1. 1.

   of a biological process occurring in an artificial environment outside the living organism

   “in vitro fertilization”

   Synonymsin vitro

1. 1.

   in an artificial environment outside the living organism

   “an egg fertilized in vitro”

   Synonymsin vitro

Questions about ex vivo

What does ex vivo mean?

ex vivo means "of a biological process occurring in an artificial environment outside the living organism". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for ex vivo?

Close synonyms include in vitro, in vitro. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ex vivo a common word?

ex vivo is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.