1.
[syn: in situ, in place]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
In situ \In si"tu\adv. & adj. [L.]
1. 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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. (Med.) In its original position; not extending beyond the
place of origin; localized and undisturbed; as, carcinoma
in situ.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
in situ
adv 1: in the original or natural place or site; "carcinoma in
situ"; "the archeologists left the pottery in place"
[syn: in situ, in place]