Definition of Ectopia. Meaning of Ectopia. Synonyms of Ectopia

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Definition of Ectopia

Ectopia
Ectopia Ec*to"pi*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? out + ? place.] (Med.) A morbid displacement of parts, especially such as is congenial; as, ectopia of the heart, or of the bladder.

Meaning of Ectopia from wikipedia

- Ectopia lentis is a displacement or malposition of the eye's lens from its normal location. A partial dislocation of a lens is termed lens subluxation...
- ectopia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ectopia, ectopic, or ectopy may refer to: Ectopia (medicine), including a list of medical uses of ectopia...
- Ectopia cordis (from Gr**** 'away, out of place' and Latin 'heart') or ectopic heart is a congenital malformation in which the heart is abnormally located...
- An ectopia (/ɛkˈtoʊpiə/) is a displacement or malposition of an organ or other body part, which is then referred to as ectopic (/ɛkˈtɒpɪk/). Ectopic ACTH...
- Ectopic kidney describes a kidney that is not located in its usual position (ectopia). This condition results from the kidney failing to ascend from its origin...
- Crossed dystopia (also unilateral fusion cross fused renal ectopia) is a rare form of renal ectopia (kidney displacement) where both kidneys are on the same...
- magnum. Head trauma increases risk of cerebellar tonsillar ectopia by a factor of 4. Ectopia may be present but asymptomatic until whiplash causes it to...
- Watercolour drawing of ectopia vesicae in a man aged 23 years, after operation...
- Blepharoptosis-myopia-ectopia lentis syndrome is an extremely rare genetic disorder which is characterized by congenital bilateral blepharoptosis, presence of ectopia lentis...
- its normal, central position. It may be ****ociated with high myopia or ectopia lentis, among other conditions. Medical or surgical intervention may be...