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ectopy en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Abnormal position of an organ or other body part.

Forms

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Deriveds

ectopically · ectopic · ectopic pregnancy

Synonyms

allotopia · ectopia · dystopia · malposition · heterotopia

wikipedia: classical compound