# Oppositus

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**Oppositus** is a [Latin](/source/Latin_(language)) term meaning *opposite*.

[Oppositus](/source/Situs_inversus) (situs inversus or situs transversus) is a condition in humans and animals in which an individual's internal organs are reversed left to right (or "mirrored") from their usual locations.

**Oppositus** is also used in the names of many species, including:

- *[Charniodiscus](/source/Charniodiscus) oppositus*, an extinct primitive marine animal.
- *[Leptoglossus oppositus](/source/Leptoglossus_oppositus)*, a leaf-footed bug.
- *[Molophilus](/source/Molophilus) oppositus*, a crane fly.

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