Medical Terminology / Unit 14 MedTerm 0911 short lesson, about 20 seconds
In Situ
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The idea
In situ describes a tumour that remains confined to the tissue layer in which it arose.
In practice
In situ is Latin for in position, and is carried into English unchanged.
Where people slip
In situ describes location, not size or origin.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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