ectopicadj.
/ɛkˈtɒpɪk/, U.S. /ɛkˈtɑpɪk/ Pathology.
Characterized by ectopia: said esp. of pregnancy and gestation.
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1873 R. Barnes Clin. Hist. Dis. Women 424 The gestation is ectopic, that is, proceeding in an abnormal locality.
1893 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 1 Apr. 50/1 Ectopic gestation with ruptured sac.
1929 G. S. Dodds Essent. Human Embryol. 78 In ectopic pregnancy the uterus hypertrophies.
1938 Proc. Prehistoric Soc. 4 61 It is unknown outside Wessex, save in one or two obviously ectopic grave-groups.
1961 Lancet 26 Aug. 454/2 One or both of the following conditions must exist to produce ectopic calcification.
Derivatives
ecˈtopically adv.
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1962 Lancet 5 May 937/1 Very rarely, a single kidney may be drained by an ectopically opening ureter.
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