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In situ adv., adj.

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.

(Med.) In its original position; not extending beyond the place of origin; localized and undisturbed; as, carcinoma in situ.

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Etymology of 'In situ'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... easy to determine the nature of the food of the animals, and some other points; and when, as happened occasionally, the animal was killed while the process of digestion was going on, the stomach and intestines being partly filled with half-digested food, and exhibiting the coprolites actually 'in situ', we can make out with certainty not only the true nature of the food, but the proportionate size of the stomach, and the length and nature of the intestinal canal. Within the cavity of the rib of an extinct animal, the ...

— COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 • Alexander von Humboldt

... incorporated into the masonry of the partition, and evidently served as a means of communication with another room. The position of this doorway and its relation to the room in which it occurs may be seen from the illustration in Pl. C, which shows the stone in situ. The doorway or "stone-close" is shown in Fig. 86 on a sufficient scale to indicate the degree of technical skill in the architectural treatment of stone possessed by the builders of this old pueblo. The writer visited Zuni in October of the same season, and on describing ...

— Eighth Annual Report • Various

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