ectopia

American  

[ek-toh-pee-uh] / ɛkˈtoʊ pi ə /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.

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ectopia British  

/ ɛkˈtɒpɪk, ɛkˈtəʊpɪə /

noun

1. med congenital displacement or abnormal positioning of an organ or part

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Other Word Forms

• ectopic adjective

Etymology

Origin of ectopia

1840–50; < New Latin < Greek éktop ( os ) out of place ( ek- ec- + tópos place) + -ia -ia

Example Sentences

Carrying out all of the procedures at once, on a patient with ectopia cordis, has never been done in this country before, the team says.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025

Described by experts as "one of a kind", Vanellope had three operations to place her heart back in her chest due to an extremely rare condition called ectopia cordis.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025

The condition, ectopia cordis, is extremely rare, with only a few cases per million births, of which most are stillborn.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2017

The exposed heart was a case of rare ectopia cordis, of which 28 cases have been recorded since 1706.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the bladder it may occur when the urine is alkaline, in chronic cystitis, after lithotomy, urethotomy, the operation for vesico-vaginal fistula, and in ectopia vesic�.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various