Medical Term:
ectopic
Pronunciation: ek-top′ik
Definition:
- 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.
- In cardiography, denoting a heartbeat that has its origin in some abnormal focus; developing from a focus other than the sinuatrial node.
Synonym(s): heterotopic1
[see ectopia]
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