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
11 May 2025
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
