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in si⋅tu

  [in sahy-too, -tyoo, see-; Lat. in sit-oo]
Use in situ in a Sentence
–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.
a. in place or position; undisturbed.
b. in a localized state or condition: carcinoma in situ.
Origin:
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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Cultural Dictionary

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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in si·tu
Pronunciation: (')in-'sI-(")t(y)ü, -'si- also -'sE-, -(")chü
Function: adverb or adjective
: in the natural ororiginal position
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

in situ in si·tu (ĭn sī't&oomacr;)
adj.

  1. In the original position.

  2. Confined to the site of origin.

in situ adv.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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