"ectopia" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɛkˈtəʊ.pi.ə/ [UK], /ɛkˈtoʊ.pi.ə/ [US] Forms: ectopias [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊpiə Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἔκτοπία (éktopía), from ἔκτοπος (éktopos, “away from a place”), from ἐκ- (ek-) + τόπος (tópos). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἔκτοπία}} Ancient Greek ἔκτοπία (éktopía) 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 Categories (topical): Pathology Synonyms: ectopy, dystopia, heterotopia, malposition Derived forms: ectopia lentis, ectopic, splenectopia
    Sense id: en-ectopia-en-noun-T5-FFGzj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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