ectopia

English

Etymology

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

Noun

ectopia (countable and uncountable, plural ectopias)

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

Synonyms

• ectopy, dystopia, heterotopia, malposition

Derived terms

• ectopia lentis
• ectopic

Anagrams

• opacite

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek [Term?].

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ia

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

Noun

ectopia f (plural ectopie)

1. ectopia

Derived terms

• ectopico

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• apoteci, copiate, epatico, ipoteca, poetica