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heterotopic

heterotopic adjective: occurring in an abnormal anatomical location.

Adjective

heterotopic (comparative more heterotopic, superlative most heterotopic)

  1. Occurring in an abnormal anatomical location.
  2. Occurring in different habitats.

Forms of heterotopic

comparativemore heterotopic
superlativemost heterotopic

Origin of heterotopic

From hetero- + -topic.

Words formed from heterotopic

Questions about heterotopic

What does heterotopic mean?
Heterotopic means occurring in an abnormal anatomical location.
What part of speech is heterotopic?
Heterotopic is an adjective.

Words near heterotopic in the dictionary

  1. heterotolerant
  2. heterotomous
  3. heterotonic
  4. heterotopia
  5. heterotopias
  6. heterotopic
  7. heterotopically
  8. heterotopicity
  9. heterotopies
  10. heterotopism
  11. heterotopisms

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