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Ectopia


Ec-to′pi-a

,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ἐκ
out + [GREEK] place.]
(Med.)
A morbid displacement of parts, especially such as is congenial;
as,
ectopia
of the heart, or of the bladder
.

Definition 2024


ectopia

ectopia

English

Noun

ectopia (countable and uncountable, plural ectopias)

  1. (pathology) The condition such that an organ or other body part has an abnormal position.

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Italian

Etymology

ecto- + ?

Noun

ectopia f (plural ectopie)

  1. ectopia

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