Viable
Viable
Viable (/vaɪˈəbəl/), from the Latin vivus meaning "alive", is a term used in various fields of medicine to describe the ability of an organism, cell, or part thereof to live or to thrive. The term is often used in the context of pregnancy, where a viable fetus is one that has the potential to be born and survive outside the womb. In microbiology, a viable organism is one that is capable of living, growing, and reproducing.
Related Terms
- Viability (medicine): The capability of a fetus to survive outside the uterus.
- Viable count: A measure of the number of living organisms in a sample.
- Viable but nonculturable (VBNC): A state in which bacteria are alive but cannot be cultured under standard laboratory conditions.
- Cell viability: The health of cells in terms of their ability to perform their functions.
Pronunciation
The term "viable" is pronounced as /vaɪˈəbəl/.
Etymology
The term "viable" comes from the Latin word vivus, which means "alive". It was first used in the English language in the 1570s, in the context of law, to mean "legally valid". The biological sense of "capable of living or developing" is first recorded in 1834.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Viable
- Wikipedia's article - Viable
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