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ectopia

/ɛkˈtəʊ.pi.ə/ UK
/ɛkˈtoʊ.pi.ə/ US

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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.

noun ectopias

countable, uncountable The condition where an organ or other body part has an abnormal position.
Similar: ectopy, dystopia, heterotopia, malposition

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@misc{ectopia_2026,
  title = {ectopia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ectopia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}