Hyperplastic symptom in which an organ develops in a position other than its normal one.
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• (n.) A deviation from the natural position of parts, supposed to be effected in thousands of years, by the gradual displacement of germ cells. • (n.) A deviation from the natural position; -- a term applied in the case of organs or growths which are abnormal in situation.
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1. <medicine> A deviation from the natural position; a term applied in the case of organs or growths which are abnormal in situation. ... 2. <biology> A deviation from the natural position of parts, supposed to be effected in thousands of years, by the gradual displacement of germ cells. ... Origin: Hetero- + Gr. Place: cf. F. Heterotop...
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Hyperplastic symptom in which an organ develops in a position other than its normal one (e.g. the development of 'ears' in the tassels of corn plants).
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heterotopia, heterotopic, heterotopy 1. Occurring at an abnormal place or upon the wrong part of the body. 2. Malposition, especially if congenital (present at birth). 3. In biology, occurring in a wide variety of habitats. 4. In neuropathology, displacement of gray matter, typically into deep cerebral white matter.
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