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Webster 1913 Edition


Ectopy

Ec′to-py

,
Noun.
(Med.)
Same as
Ectopia
.

Definition 2024


ectopy

ectopy

English

Noun

ectopy (countable and uncountable, plural ectopies)

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

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Usage notes

The term appears to be a back-formation from the adjective ectopic, which came from the more common noun ectopia.