situs /si·tus/ (si´tus) pl. si´tus [L.] site or position.
situs
situs [si´tus] (L.)
situs inver´sus vis´cerum lateral transposition of the viscera of the thorax and abdomen.
situs transver´sus s. inversus viscerum.
si·tus (s  t s)n. pl. situs Position, especially normal or original position, as of a body organ or part. |
situs
[sī′təs]
Etymology: L, location
the normal position or location of an organ or part of the body.
situs [si´tus] (L.)
site or position.
situs inver´sus total or partial transposition of the body organs to the side opposite the normal.
situs
pl. situs [L.] site or position.
situs inversus
total or partial transposition of the body organs to the side opposite the normal.
situs solitus
normal position of the thoracic and abdominal organs.
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