heterotopic

 [het-er-uh-toh-pee-uh]  

het·er·o·to·pi·a

   [het-er-uh-toh-pee-uh]
noun Pathology.
1.
misplacement or displacement, as of an organ.
2.
the formation of tissue in a part where its presence is abnormal.
Also, het·er·ot·o·py  [het-uh-rot-uh-pee] .

Origin:
< Neo-Latin; see hetero-, top-, -ia

Related forms
het·er·o·top·ic  [het-er-uh-top-ik] , het·er·ot·o·pous, adjective
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heterotopia or heterotopy (ˌhɛtərəʊˈtəʊpɪə, ˌhɛtəˈrɒtəpɪ)
 
—n
abnormal displacement of a bodily organ or part
 
[C19: from New Latin, from hetero- + Greek topos place]
 
heterotopy or heterotopy
 
—n
 
[C19: from New Latin, from hetero- + Greek topos place]
 
hetero'topic or heterotopy
 
—adj
 
heter'otopous or heterotopy
 
—adj

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