heterotopia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Normal tissue (or an organ) present at an abnormal part of the body
The occurrence of an organism in a number of different habitats
A space which is alien to what is normal within the society, variably presenting a utopian vision in physical form or serving to segregate subversive elements from the wider society.

/ˌhɛt(ə)ɹəˈtəʊpiə/ /ˌhɛtəɹəˈtoʊpiə/ /ˌhɛtəɹoʊˈtoʊpiə/

heterotopia heterotopias

From hetero- + -topia.

allotopia ectopia ectopy dystopia malposition

heterotopic heterotopology

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