ECTOPIC

ectopic

(adjective) exhibiting ectopia

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

ectopic (comparative more ectopic, superlative most ectopic)

Relating to ectopia.

(comparable, medicine) Being out of place, having an abnormal position.

Antonyms

• entopic

Noun

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



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