Definition of Ectopy

1. n. Same as Ectopia.

Definition of Ectopy

1. Noun. (pathology) The condition such that an organ or other body part has an abnormal position. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ectopy

1. ectopia [n ECTOPIES] - See also: ectopia

Medical Definition of Ectopy

1. Same as Ectopia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ectopy

ectoplacental
ectoplacental cavity
ectoplasm
ectoplasmatic
ectoplasmic
ectoplasmic tube contraction
ectoplasms
ectoplastic
ectoproct
ectoprocta
ectoprocts
ectoprotein
ectoprotein kinase
ectopterygoid
ectopterygoids
ectopy (current term)
ectoretina
ectorganism
ectorhinal
ectosarc
ectosarcs
ectoscopy
ectosteal
ectostoses
ectostosis
ectosymbiont
ectosymbionts
ectosymbiosis
ectosymbiotic
ectotherm

Literary usage of Ectopy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Atlas and Epitome of Operative Surgery by Otto Zuckerkandl (1902)
"Operation for ectopy of the Bladder.—Attempts have been made upon various lines to treat, by operation, ectopy of the bladder, which is invariably ..."

2. White and Martin's Genito-urinary surgery and venereal diseases by James William White (1918)
"ectopy of the Testicle Perineal ectopy should always be subjected to operation, ... Pubic and crural ectopy are so rarely found that their treatment by ..."

3. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"The percentage of cervical ectopy was measured by ... and those with CIN had a greater area of ectopy than those without CIN (p less than 0.02). ..."

4. Genitourinary diseases and syphilis by Henry Holdich Morton (1918)
"Results The results of ectopy are impairment of the gro\\th ami development of the testis, so that it remains undersized, but probably possesses the power ..."

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