Definition for Situs inversus
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Situs inversus (also called situs transversus or oppositus) is a congenital condition in which the major visceral organs are reversed or mirrored from their normal positions. The normal arrangement is known as situs solitus. In other rare cases such as situs ambiguus or heterotaxy, situs cannot be determined.