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单词 heterotopia
释义

heterotopia

[ het-er-uh-toh-pee-uh ]
/ ˌhɛt ər əˈtoʊ pi ə /

noun Pathology.

misplacement or displacement, as of an organ.
the formation of tissue in a part where its presence is abnormal.
Also het·er·ot·o·py [het-uh-rot-uh-pee]. /ˌhɛt əˈrɒt ə pi/.

Origin of heterotopia

From New Latin; see origin at hetero-, top-, -ia

OTHER WORDS FROM heterotopia

het·er·o·top·ic [het-er-uh-top-ik], /ˌhɛt ər əˈtɒp ɪk/, het·er·ot·o·pous, adjective

Words nearby heterotopia

heterotaxic, heterotaxis, heterotelic, heterothallic, heterotonia, heterotopia, heterotransplant, heterotransplantation, heterotrich, heterotrichosis, heterotroph
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British Dictionary definitions for heterotopia

heterotopia

heterotopy (ˌhɛtəˈrɒtəpɪ)

/ (ˌhɛtərəʊˈtəʊpɪə) /

noun

abnormal displacement of a bodily organ or part

Derived forms of heterotopia

heterotopic or heterotopous, adjective

Word Origin for heterotopia

C19: from New Latin, from hetero- + Greek topos place
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for heterotopia

heterotopia
[ hĕt′ər-ə-tōpē-ə ]

n.

Displacement of an organ or other body part to an abnormal location.
Displacement of gray matter, usually into the deep cerebral white matter.

Other words from heterotopia

het′er•o•topic (-tŏpĭk) adj.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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