ectopic
(adjective) exhibiting ectopia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ectopic (comparative more ectopic, superlative most ectopic)
Relating to ectopia.
(comparable, medicine) Being out of place, having an abnormal position.
• entopic
ectopic (plural ectopics)
(medicine, colloquial) Ectopic beat or pregnancy.
Source: Wiktionary
Ec*top"ic, a. (Med.)
Definition: Out of place; congenitally displaced; as, an ectopic organ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 June 2025
(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
