Ectopic

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ectopic
adj. (Medicine) outside of the normal place, outside of the normal place (as in an ectopic pregnancy)


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Ectopia
In medicine an ectopia is a displacement or malposition of an organ of the body. Most ectopias are congenital but some may happen later in life.Ectopia lentis is the displacement of the crystalline lens of the eyeEctopia cordis is the displacement of the heart outside the body during fetal developmentRenal ectopia occurs when both kidneys occur on the same side of the bodyEctopic pregnancy occurs when the fertilized egg implants anywhere other than the uterine wallCardiac ectopy occurs when electrical signals for a heartbeat originate in the wrong part of the heart muscle.
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ectopic
Adjective
1. exhibiting ectopia
(pertainym) ectopia
(classification) anatomy, general anatomy


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Ectopic
(a.)
Out of place; congenitally displaced; as, an ectopic organ.
  

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Ectopic
In the wrong place. An ectopic kidney, for example, is one that is not in the usual location.

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