Look up: Ectopic

1. Ectopic
   Infection in a location other than normal or expected.
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2. ectopic
   [adj] - (anatomy) exhibiting ectopia
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3. Ectopic
   occurring at an abnormal position or time
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4. Ectopic
   In the wrong place
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5. Ectopic
   Ectopic refers to a pregnancy that occurs outside of the womb, most commonly in the fallopian tubes.
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6. Ectopic
   Out of place. An ectopic heart beat originates in an abnormal location of the heart. Ectopic pregnancy is a foetus developing outside the uterus
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7. Ectopic
   Ectopic: In the wrong place. Out of place. An ectopic kidney, for example, is one that is not in the usual location. The term 'ectopic' comes from the Greek 'ektopis' meaning 'displacement' ('ek', out of + 'topos', place = out of place). The first person to use 'ectopic' in a medical context was the...
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8. ectopic
   Misplaced, not in the normal location.
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9. Ectopic
   Ec·top'ic adjective (Medicine) Out of place; congenitally displaced; as, an ectopic organ.
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10. ectopic
    Pertaining to or characterised by ectopia. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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11. ectopic
    adjective exhibiting ectopia
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12. ectopic
    (ek-top´ik) pertaining to or characterized by ectopia. located away from normal position. arising or produced at an abnormal site or in a tissue where it is not normally found.
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13. Ectopic
    • (a.) Out of place; congenitally displaced; as, an ectopic organ.
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14. ectopic
    pertaining to or characterized by ectopia.
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15. Ectopic
    In medicine, the term ectopic describes an abnormal anatomical situation. The most common use in in an eptopic pregnancy, which is frequently where a fertilised ovum settles in the Fallopian tube instead of passing on through and implanting itself in the lining of the uterus. In such cases the pregn...
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16. ectopic
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ek-top′ik Definitions: 1. Out of place; said of an organ not in its proper position, or of a pregnancy occurring elsewhere than in the cavity of the uterus. 2. In cardiography, denoting a heartbeat that has its origin in some abnormal focus; developing from a focus ot...
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17. ectopic
    In medicine, term applied to an anatomical feature that is displaced or found in an abnormal position. An ectopic pregnancy is one occurring outside the womb, usually in a Fallopian tube
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18. ECTOPIC
    In or at an abnormal site; not in the normal position
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19. ectopic
    Greek ek = out, and topos = place, hence out of place.
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