"ectopia" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɛkˈtəʊ.pi.ə/ [UK], /ɛkˈtoʊ.pi.ə/ [US] Forms: ectopias [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊpiə Etymology: Learned borrowing from New Latin ectopia, derived from Ancient Greek ἔκτοπος (éktopos, “away from a place”), from ἐκ- (ek-) + τόπος (tópos). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|NL.|ectopia}} Learned borrowing from New Latin ectopia, {{der|en|grc|ἔκτοπος||away from a place}} Ancient Greek ἔκτοπος (éktopos, “away from a place”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ectopia (countable and uncountable, plural ectopias)
  1. (pathology) The condition where an organ or other body part has an abnormal position. Wikipedia link: ectopia Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: ectopy, dystopia, heterotopia, malposition Derived forms: ectopia cordis, ectopia lentis, ectopic, splenectopia

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