in situ
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adverb or adjective \(ˌ)in-ˈsī-(ˌ)tü, -ˈsi-, -(ˌ)tyü also -ˈsē-, -(ˌ)chü\Definition of IN SITU
: in the natural or original position or place <an in situ cancer confined to the breast duct>
See Origin of IN SITU
Latin, in position
First Known Use: 1740
in si·tu
adverb or adjective \(ˈ)in-ˈsī-(ˌ)t(y)ü, -ˈsi- also -ˈsē-, -(ˌ)chü\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of IN SITU
: in the natural or original position or place <an in situ cancer confined to the breast duct>—see carcinoma in situ
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