"heterotopia" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heterotopias [plural]
Etymology: From hetero- + -topia. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hetero|topia}} hetero- + -topia Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} heterotopia (countable and uncountable, plural heterotopias)
  1. (pathology) Normal tissue (or an organ) present at an abnormal part of the body Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pathology Synonyms: allotopia, ectopia, ectopy, dystopia, malposition
    Sense id: en-heterotopia-en-noun-T5psjbag Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hetero-, English terms suffixed with -topia, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 33 26 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hetero-: 47 27 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -topia: 51 25 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 48 17 14 6 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 22 18 5 17 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
  2. (ecology) The occurrence of an organism in a number of different habitats Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Ecology
    Sense id: en-heterotopia-en-noun-QsOY5bnk Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences
  3. (philosophy, literary criticism) A space which is alien to what is normal within the society, variably presenting a utopian vision in physical form or serving to segregate subversive elements from the wider society. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-heterotopia-en-noun-nVYEP4ry Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: heterotopic, heterotopology

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