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in si⋅tu
[in sahy-too, -tyoo, see-; Lat. in sit-oo] 
–noun
| 1. | situated in the original, natural, or existing place or position: The archaeologists were able to date the vase because it was found in situ. |
| 2. | Medicine/Medical.
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Origin:
1730–40; < L in sitū lit., in place
1730–40; < L in sitū lit., in place
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| in si·tu (ĭn sē'tōō, sī'-, sĭch'ōō) adv. & adj. In the original position. [Latin in sitū : in, in + sitū, ablative of situs, place.] |
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In situ
In` si"tu\ [L.] In its natural position or place; -- said of a rock or fossil, when found in the situation in which it was originally formed or deposited.In situ
In si"tu\ [L.] In its natural or original position or place; in position; -- said specif., in geology, of a rock, soil, or fossil, when in the situation in which it was originally formed or deposited.
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in situ [(in seye-tooh, in sit-ooh)]
In the original place or arrangement: “The body was left in situ until the police arrived.” From Latin, meaning “in position.”
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Main Entry: in si·tu
Pronunciation: (')in-'sI-(")t(y)ü, -'si- also -'sE-, -(")chü
Function: adverb or adjective
: in the natural ororiginal position
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in situ in si·tu (ĭn sī't&oomacr;)
adj.
- In the original position.
- Confined to the site of origin.
in situ adv.
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