noun · countable / uncountable · rare

ectopia

ectopia · ectopias

The condition where an organ or other body part has an abnormal positionThe condition where an organ or other body part has an abnormal position.

UK/ɛkˈtəʊ.pi.ə/US/ɛkˈtoʊ.pi.ə/

Meaning

1 senses

(countable, uncountable)The condition where an organ or other body part has an abnormal position.
abnormal position of a part or organ (especially at the time of birth)

Origin

Learned borrowing from New Latin ectopia, derived from Ancient Greek ἔκτοπος (éktopos, “aw

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.

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