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单词 in situ
释义

in situ

[ in -sahy-too, -tyoo, see-; Latin in -sit-oo ]
/ ɪn ˈsaɪ tu, -tyu, ˈsi-; Latin ɪn ˈsɪt u /
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adverb, adjective

situated in the original, natural, or existing place or position: The archaeologists were able to date the vase because it was found in situ.
Medicine/Medical.
  1. in place or position; undisturbed.
  2. (especially of a malignant tumor) in a localized state or condition: carcinoma in situ.

Origin of in situ

First recorded in 1730–40, in situ is from Latin in sitū literally, “in place”

Words nearby in situ

insipience, insist, insistence, insistency, insistent, in situ, insnare, insobriety, insociable, insofar, in so far as
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British Dictionary definitions for in situ

in situ
/ Latin (ɪn ˈsɪtjuː) /

adverb, adjective (postpositive)

in the natural, original, or appropriate position
pathol (esp of a cancerous growth or tumour) not seen to be spreading from a localized position
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for in situ

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.”

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Medical definitions for in situ

in situ
[ ĭn sītōō ]

adj.

In the original position.
Confined to the site of origin.

Other words from in situ

in situ adv.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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