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heterotopies

heterotopies is the plural of heterotopy.

Meaning of heterotopy

Noun

heterotopy (countable and uncountable, plural heterotopies)

  1. A deviation from the natural position; abnormal placement.
  2. A deviation from the natural position of parts, supposed to take place over thousands of years by the gradual displacement of germ cells.

Questions about heterotopies

What is heterotopies the plural of?
Heterotopies is the plural of heterotopy.

Words near heterotopies in the dictionary

  1. heterotopia
  2. heterotopias
  3. heterotopic
  4. heterotopically
  5. heterotopicity
  6. heterotopies
  7. heterotopism
  8. heterotopisms
  9. heterotopological
  10. heterotopologies
  11. heterotopology

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