ectopia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ɛkˈtəʊ.pi.ə/ /ɛkˈtoʊ.pi.ə/

Word forms

ectopia ectopias

Etymology

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.

Derived words

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