The growth and maintenance (by researchers) of cells from higher organisms in vitro, that is, in a sterile test tube environment that contains the nutrients necessary for cell growth.
The growth of cells from plants or animals in sterile media, often to be used in research or the diagnosis of disease.
Tissue grown in a culture medium in a laboratory.
The process of growing cells outside the body for various diagnostic or research purposes.
The culture of living tissues, removed from the body, in a suitable medium supplied with nutrients and oxygen.
A culture in which tissue cells are grown in artificial nutrient media.