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ec⋅top⋅ic

[ek-top-ik]
–adjective Pathology.
occurring in an abnormal position or place; displaced.

Origin:
1870–75; ectop(ia) + -ic
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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·top·ic
Pronunciation: ek-'täp-ik
Function: adjective
1 : occurring in an abnormal position ectopickidney> —compare ENTOPIC
2 : originating in an area of the heart other than the sinoatrial node<ectopic beats>; also : initiating ectopic heartbeats ectopic pacemaker> —ec·top·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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ectopic ec·top·ic (ěk-tŏp'ĭk)
adj.

  1. Out of place, as of an organ not in its proper position, or of a pregnancy occurring elsewhere than in the cavity of the uterus.

  2. Of or relating to a heartbeat that has its origin elsewhere than in the sinoatrial node.

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