ECTOPIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ectopia mean? 

• ECTOPIA (noun)
  The noun ECTOPIA has 1 sense:

1. abnormal position of a part or organ (especially at the time of birth)

  Familiarity information: ECTOPIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ECTOPIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Abnormal position of a part or organ (especially at the time of birth)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("ectopia" is a kind of...):

attitude; position; posture (the arrangement of the body and its limbs)

Derivation:

ectopic (exhibiting ectopia)

 Context examples 

A rare syndrome characterized by the presence of omphalocele, anterior diaphragmatic hernia, sternal cleft, ectopia cordis, and ventricular septal defect or left ventricle diverticulum.

(Pentalogy of Cantrell, NCI Thesaurus)