ectopia

[ ek-toh-pee-uh ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.

ectopia

/ ɛkˈtɒpɪk; ɛkˈtəʊpɪə /

noun

1. med congenital displacement or abnormal positioning of an organ or part

Derived Forms

• ectopic, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ectopia¹

1840–50; < New Latin < Greek éktop ( os ) out of place ( ek- ec- + tópos place) + -ia -ia

Word History and Origins

Origin of ectopia¹

C19: from New Latin, from Greek ektopos out of position, from ek- out of + topos place

Example Sentences

The UK baby had thoracic ectopia cordis, which meant her heart had formed outside her chest.

From Fox News

The condition has not yet been given a name in veterinary medicine, though a similar condition, known as ectopia cordis, affects humans.

From Fox News

About one in every 126,000 babies is born with ectopia cordis, and about 90 percent of them are either stillborn or die soon after birth, according to Children's Hospital Colorado.

From Washington Post

A scan at nine weeks showed ectopia cordis, with the heart and part of the stomach growing externally, the hospital said in a news release.

From New York Times

For this is a case of ectopia cordis, my boy,—displacement of the heart; and it isn't every day you get a chance to overhaul such an interesting malformation.

From Project Gutenberg