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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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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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