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in si·tu

(ĭn sē′to͞o, sī′-, sĭch′o͞o)

adv. & adj.

In the original position.

[Latin in sitū : in, in + sitū, ablative of situs, place.]

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in situ

(ɪn ˈsɪtjuː)

adv, adj (postpositive)

1. in the natural, original, or appropriate position

2. (Pathology) pathol (esp of a cancerous growth or tumour) not seen to be spreading from a localized position

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in si•tu

(ɪn ˈsaɪ tu, -tyu, ˈsi-, ˈsɪt u)
adv., adj.

situated in its original or natural place or position.

[1730–40; < Latin in sitū literally, in place]

in situ

A Latin phrase meaning in position, used to mean in the original or proper place.

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Adv.

in situ - in the original or natural place or site; "carcinoma in situ"; "the archeologists left the pottery in place"

in place

Translations

in situ

sul posto

in situ

[ɪnˈsɪtjuː] ADV → in situ

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in situ

[ˌɪnˈsɪtjuː]

adv → in situ

adj → in situ invinsofar as in so far as [ˌɪnsəˈfɑːrəz] conj (= inasmuch as) → dans la mesure où

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in situ

adv → in situ (esp Med, Archeol); this part can be repaired in situ → man braucht das Teil nicht auszubauen, um es zu reparieren

adj in situ investigator → Ermittler(in) m(f) → vor Ort

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in si·tu

a. L. in situ.

1. en el lugar normal;

2. que no se extiende más allá del sitio en que se origina.

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in situ

in situ, localizado

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Its edges were so angular, and its size so great, tha I at first mistook it for a rock in situ , and took out my compass to observe the direction of its cleavage.

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Indeed, his retrospective study of more than 25,000 patients in the National Cancer Institute's SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results) registries showed that the proportion of patients with melanoma in situ treated with Mohs declined from 13.9% during 2008-2009--prior to ACA implementation--to 12.3% in 2011-2013, after the ACA took effect.

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Medical device company Pinnacle Spine Group LLC reported on Wednesday the receipt of a US patent titled Methods of Post-Filling an Intervertebral Implant for its in situ graft delivery technology.

Pinnacle Spine Group awarded new patent for in situ graft delivery; Strengthening its exclusivity protections

In this study, factors that affect seed germination rates were investigated by sowing seeds, in situ and ex situ, at different times of year, on different host trees, and at different distances from the nearest adult plant (in situ only).

Impacts of host trees and sowing conditions on germination success and a simple ex situ approach to generate symbiotic seedlings of a rare epiphytic orchid endemic to Hainan Island, China

Two types of annealing procedures were used for after-growth processing of the films: (a) ex situ annealing or (b) in situ annealing process.

Structure-Dependent C[O.sub.2] Gas Sensitivity of [La.sub.2][O.sub.2]C[O.sub.3] Thin Films

For the time being, the studies on the underground projects in mountain areas mainly focus on two major aspects: one is the distribution of initial in situ stress, and the other is the excavation stability of large-scale underground caverns [10].

Impact of In Situ Stress Distribution Characteristics on Jointed Surrounding Rock Mass Stability of an Underground Cavern near a Hillslope Surface

Several in situ gel forming systems have been developed to prolong the precorneal residence time of a drug and improve ocular bioavailability.

Development and Characterization of Voriconazole Loaded In Situ Gel Formulations for Ophthalmic Application/Okuler Uygulama icin Vorikonazol Yuklu In Situ Jel Formulasyonlarinin Gelistirilmesi ve Karakterizasyonu

There are several methods of in situ retorting for oil shale, such as Shell's in situ Conversion Process (ICP), ExxonMobil's Electrofrac[TM] Process, PetroProbe, Raytheon-CF Radio-Frequency with Critical Fluids Technology, and IEP's Geothermic Fuel Cell [7].

Numerical simulation of in situ conversion of continental oil shale in Northeast China

Raleigh, NC, April 09, 2015 --(PR.com)-- Protochips (protochips.com) has introduced Aduro 350, a new product in its Aduro series of in situ heating and electrical platforms.