ectopic
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ɪk adjective Pathology.
occurring in an abnormal position or place; displaced.
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ectopia (ɛkˈtəʊpɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| med congenital displacement or abnormal positioning of an organ or part | |
| [C19: from New Latin, from Greek ektopos out of position, from ek- out of + topos place] | |
| ectopic | |
| —adj | |
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Ectopic
is always a great word to know.
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
ectopic
1873, from ectopia (1847), coined in Mod.L. from Gk. ektopos, from ek- "out" + topos "place."
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
ectopic ec·top·ic (ěk-tŏp'ĭk)
adj.
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.
Of or relating to a heartbeat that has its origin elsewhere than in the sinoatrial node.
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Science Dictionary
ectopic (ěk-tŏp'ĭk) Pronunciation Key
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Example sentences
One from her husband saying that they were in the emergency room, she had an ectopic pregnancy and was going to surgery.
Explains the causes and complications of ectopic kidney, a birth defect in which a kidney is located in an abnormal position.
Survival for people with ectopic tumors depends on the tumor type.
Ectopic heartbeats are small variations in an otherwise normal heartbeat that causes an irregular pulse.
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