"heterotopy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heterotopies [plural]
Etymology: From hetero- + Ancient Greek τόπος (tópos, “place”) + -y. Etymology templates: {{af|en|hetero-}} hetero-, {{der|en|grc|τόπος|t=place}} Ancient Greek τόπος (tópos, “place”), {{af|en|-y}} -y Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} heterotopy (countable and uncountable, plural heterotopies)
  1. (biology) A deviation from the natural position; abnormal placement. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-heterotopy-en-noun-J01xOU38 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. (biology) A deviation from the natural position of parts, supposed to take place over thousands of years by the gradual displacement of germ cells. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-heterotopy-en-noun-LGUyyLA5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with hetero-, English terms suffixed with -y, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hetero-: 33 67 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: heterotopism Related terms: heterochrony, heterotopic

Inflected forms

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