← Foreign Terms Export Options Alphabetize Word-Def Delimiter Tab Comma Custom Def-Word Delimiter New Line Semicolon Custom Data Copy and paste the text below. It is read-only. Select All en bloc In one block. Common term in surgery and pathology where a specimen is removed in one piece. en masse In mass—sometimes refers to one unit Gilbert disease Pronounced zhee-BEAR. An inborn abnormality of liver function. in ano which is an abnormal opening near the anus. in extremis At the point of death. in situ In its original position; in its natural or normal place. in toto As a whole or in the whole, a totality. "The specimen was removed in toto."