ectopia /ec·to·pia/ (ek-to´pe-ah) [Gr.] malposition, especially if congenital.
ectopia [ek-to´pe-ah] (L.)
ectopia
ectopia cor´dis congenital displacement of the heart outside the thoracic cavity.
ectopia len´tis abnormal position of the lens of the eye.
ectopia pupil´lae conge´nita congenital displacement of the pupil.
ec·to·pi·a ( k-t  p - ) or ec·to·py (kt-p)n. An abnormal location or position of an organ or body part, occurring congenitally or as the result of an injury. |
ectopia [ek-to´pe-ah] (L.)
malposition, especially if congenital.
ectopia cor´dis congenital displacement of the heart outside the thoracic cavity.
ectopia len´tis displacement of the crystalline lens of the eye.
ectopia
[L.] ectopy.
ectopia cordis
congenital displacement of the heart outside the thoracic cavity.
ectopia lentis
congenital displacement of the lens away from its usual site attached to the ciliary body. Occurs as one of a series of defects in an inherited syndrome of cattle. The other defects are irideremia, microphakia and cataract. The calves are normal in other respects.
ectopia
1 Ectopic beat, see there 2 Ectopic pregnancy, see there
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