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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (1)

1. in the original or natural place or site;
- Example: "carcinoma in situ"
- Example: "the archeologists left the pottery in place"
[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]