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Ectopia
Ectopia is also known as ectopy and heterotopia. Ectopia comes from the Greek word "ektos" meaning "outside" and "topos" meaning "place." When you put the two words together the translation is "out of place."
An abnormal condition in which an organ or part of the body is out of its normal place. This condition may be present since birth or it may be acquired during some other point in life. An example is an ectopic pregnancy, which is a pregnancy that develops outside the uterus. The uterus is a hollow organ in a female's body where the egg is implanted and the baby develops.
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