Ectopia
/ɛkˈtoʊ.pi.ə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The condition where an organ or other body part has an abnormal position. countable, uncountable
- 2 abnormal position of a part or organ (especially at the time of birth) wordnet
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin ectopia, derived from Ancient Greek ἔκτοπος (éktopos, “away from a place”), from ἐκ- (ek-) + τόπος (tópos). By surface analysis, ec- + -topia.