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Heterotopy
{
Hetˊer-ot′o-pism
,Hetˊer-ot′o-py
, }Noun.
[
Hetero-
+ Gr. [GREEK] place: cf. F. hétérotopie
.] 1.
(Med.)
A deviation from the natural position; – a term applied in the case of organs or growths which are abnormal in situation.
2.
(Biol.)
A deviation from the natural position of parts, supposed to be effected in thousands of years, by the gradual displacement of germ cells.
Definition 2024
heterotopy
heterotopy
English
Noun
heterotopy (countable and uncountable, plural heterotopies)
- (biology) A deviation from the natural position; abnormal placement.
- (biology) A deviation from the natural position of parts, supposed to take place over thousands of years by the gradual displacement of germ cells.