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ec⋅to⋅pi⋅a

[ek-toh-pee-uh]
–noun Medicine/Medical.
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.

Origin:
1840–50; < NL < Gk éktop(os) out of place (ek- ec- + tópos place) + -ia -ia
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ec·to·pi·a   (ěk-tō'pē-ə)   
n.  An abnormal location or position of an organ or a body part, occurring congenitally or as the result of injury.

[New Latin, from Greek ektopos, away from a place : ek-, away from, out of; see ecto- + topos, place.]
ec·top'ic (-tŏp'ĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: ec·to·pia
Pronunciation: ek-'tO-pE-&
Function: noun
: an abnormal congenital or acquired position of an organ or part<ectopia of the heart>
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ectopia ec·to·pi·a (ěk-tō'pē-ə) or ec·to·py (ěk'tə-pē)
n.
An abnormal location or position of an organ or a body part, that occurs congenitally or as the result of an injury.

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