viable

One entry found for viable.

Main Entry: vi·a·ble
Pronunciation: v--bl
Function: adjective
1 : capable of living <the skin graft was viable> <viable cancer cells>; especially : having attained such form and development as to be normally capable of living outside the uterus -- often used of a human fetus at seven months but may be interpreted according to the state of the art of medicine <a viable fetus is one sufficiently developed for extrauterine survival -- Words & Phrases> <the fetus is considered viable when it weighs 500 grams or more and the pregnancy is over 20 weeks in duration -- S. W. Jacob & C. A. Francone>
2 : capable of growing or developing <viable eggs>