In which

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Can you explain what "in which" stands for ?
I know that we can use "when" but in which ?
Is it like " in that time" kind of thing ?

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A skin lesion biopsy is a simple medical procedure "in which" a sample of your skin is removed and tested in a laboratory.

Philip · Accepted Answer

I would say during which.

Tuvalet · Answer

So "in which" is not correct ?
Can you explain more detailed ?

CalifJim · Answer

tuvaletCan you explain what "in which" stands for? (No space before "?")

in which ~ in that thing, where 'that thing' is mentioned just before "in which".

Any time you can use "in (something)" you can use "in which" in a corresponding relative clause.
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A skin lesion biopsy is a simple medical procedure; in that medical procedure a sample of your skin is removed and tested in a laboratory.

BECOMES

A skin lesion biopsy is a simple medical procedure in which a sample of your skin is removed and tested in a laboratory.
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That's just a more complicated version of this one:

I recently visited the house; I grew up in that house.
I recently visited the house; in that house I grew up.
I recently visited the house in which I grew up.
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You may find some examples more difficult because "in" is not always used literally in English to mean "inside". For example, we can say that someone is "in trouble", so we can use a sentence like That was the trouble in which he found himself.

CJ

Tuvalet · Answer

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