ectopic

[ ek-top-ik ]
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adjectivePathology.
  1. occurring in an abnormal position or place; displaced.

Origin of ectopic

1
First recorded in 1870–75; ectop(ia) + -ic

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Scientific definitions for ectopic

ectopic

[ ĕk-tŏpĭk ]


  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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