ectopia

noun

ectopia

noun

UK /ɛkˈtəʊ.pi.ə/ · US /ɛkˈtoʊ.pi.ə/

Etymology Learned borrowing from New Latin ectopia, derived from Ancient Greek ἔκτοπος (éktopos, “away from a place”), from ἐκ- (ek-) + τόπος (tópos). By surface analysis, ec- + -topia.

Medicine, Pathology, Sciences The condition where an organ or other body part has an abnormal position.

Synonyms: ectopy, dystopia, heterotopia, malposition
Derived terms: ectopia cordis, ectopia lentis, ectopic, splenectopia

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