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

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

Medical definitions for heterotopia

heterotopia
[ hĕt′ər-ə-tō′pē-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•top′ic (-tŏp′ĭk) adj.