ectopia

ectopia /ec·to·pia/ (ek-to´pe-ah) [Gr.] malposition, especially if congenital.

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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.

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ec·to·pi·a (k-tp-) 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.

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ectopia

[L.] ectopy.

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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.

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ectopia

1 Ectopic beat, see there 2 Ectopic pregnancy, see there