heterotopia
[ het-er-uh-toh-pee-uh ]
nounPathology.
misplacement or displacement, as of an organ.
the formation of tissue in a part where its presence is abnormal.
Origin of heterotopia
1- Also het·er·ot·o·py [het-uh-rot-uh-pee]. /ˌhɛt əˈrɒt ə pi/.
Other words from heterotopia
- het·er·o·top·ic [het-er-uh-top-ik], /ˌhɛt ər əˈtɒp ɪk/, het·er·ot·o·pous, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for heterotopia
heterotopia
heterotopy (ˌhɛtəˈrɒtəpɪ)
/ (ˌhɛtərəʊˈtəʊpɪə) /
noun
abnormal displacement of a bodily organ or part
Origin of heterotopia
1C19: from New Latin, from hetero- + Greek topos place
Derived forms of heterotopia
- heterotopic or heterotopous, adjective
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