intravital, a. Biol.
(ɪntrəˈvaɪtəl)
[f. intra- 1 + vital a., perh. suggested by intra vitam (see intra prep. 2).]
Performed on, applied to, or occurring in something alive.
| 1890 in Billings Med. Dict. 712/1. 1922 Proc. R. Soc. B. XCIV. 138 On intra-vital staining by polychrome methylene blue, some of these granules are stained blue, others red. 1938 Biochem. Jrnl. XXXII. 381 The distribution of the lyochromes in the kidneys of frogs and rats was studied by intravital microscopy. 1963 Lancet 19 Jan. 152/2 The technique of intravital staining of the motor end plate..is of limited diagnostic value. |
Hence intraˈvitally adv., during life, in a living organism.
| 1930 Biol. Abstr. IV. 3299/3 (Index), Iron lactate, storage intravitally. 1937 Acta Med. Scand. XCI. 350 It has been demonstrated intravitally in retinal vessels in cases of stasis provoked by pressure on the eye. |