Meanings
nounectopia (countable and uncountable, plural ectopias)
plural ectopias
- countableuncountablemedicineThe condition where an organ or other body part has an abnormal position.
Synonyms: ectopy, dystopia, heterotopia, malposition
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe condition where an organ or other body part has an abnormal position.
Origin
- Ancient Greekἔκτοπος“away from a place”
- New Latinectopia
- Englishectopia
Learned borrowing from New Latin ectopia, derived from Ancient Greek ἔκτοπος (éktopos, “away from a place”), from ἐκ- (ek-) + τόπος (tópos). By surface analysis, ec- + -topia.
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Rhymes with ectopia
Ethiopiautopiamyopiadystopiapresbyopiaautopiaanisohypermetropiaerythrochloropiaeuryopiaeutopiagaytopiaheteromyopiaheterotopiahypermetropiainfotopiaintimatopiapornotopiaprivatopiaromantopiasenopiasextopiatropia
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Cite this entry
APA
ectopia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectopia
MLA
“ectopia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectopia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ectopia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectopia.
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