ectopia
Americannoun
noun
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
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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
The UK baby had thoracic ectopia cordis, which meant her heart had formed outside her chest.
From Fox News
The condition has not yet been given a name in veterinary medicine, though a similar condition, known as ectopia cordis, affects humans.
From Fox News
About one in every 126,000 babies is born with ectopia cordis, and about 90 percent of them are either stillborn or die soon after birth, according to Children's Hospital Colorado.
From Washington Post
A scan at nine weeks showed ectopia cordis, with the heart and part of the stomach growing externally, the hospital said in a news release.
From New York Times
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