ectopy

Abnormal position of an organ or other body part.

Noun

  1. Abnormal position of an organ or other body part.

    Synonyms: allotopia dystopia ectopia heterotopia malposition

Origin

From international scientific vocabulary, using New Latin combining forms: by surface analysis, ec- + -topy; compare ectopia.

Forms

ectopies

Derived

ectopic ectopically ectopic pregnancy

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