ectopia

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔκτοπία (éktopía), from ἔκτοπος (éktopos, away from a place), from ἐκ- (ek-) + τόπος (tópos).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɛkˈtəʊ.pi.ə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɛkˈtoʊ.pi.ə/
  • Rhymes: -əʊpiə

Noun

ectopia (countable and uncountable, plural ectopias)

  1. (pathology) The condition where an organ or other body part has an abnormal position.

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Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔκτοπία (éktopía), from ἐκ- (ek-) + τόπος (tópos).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ia
  • IPA(key): /ek.toˈpi.a/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: ec‧to‧pì‧a

Noun

ectopia f (plural ectopie)

  1. ectopia

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Further reading

  • ectopia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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