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ectopy

ectopy noun: abnormal position of an organ or other body part.

Noun

ectopy (countable and uncountable, plural ectopies)

  1. Abnormal position of an organ or other body part.

Synonyms of ectopy

Forms of ectopy

pluralectopies

Origin of ectopy

From international scientific vocabulary, using New Latin combining forms: by surface analysis, ec- + -topy; compare ectopia.

Words formed from ectopy

Questions about ectopy

What does ectopy mean?
Ectopy means abnormal position of an organ or other body part.
What part of speech is ectopy?
Ectopy is a noun.
What is the plural of ectopy?
The plural of ectopy is ectopies.

Words near ectopy in the dictionary

  1. ectoproteins
  2. ectopsocid
  3. ectopsocids
  4. ectopterygoid
  5. ectopterygoids
  6. ectopy
  7. Ector
  8. Ector County
  9. ectoretina
  10. ectoretinas
  11. ectorhinal

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