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ECTOPIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Abnormal position of a part or organ (especially at the time of birth)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("ectopia" is a kind of...):
attitude; position; posture (the arrangement of the body and its limbs)
Derivation:
ectopic (exhibiting ectopia)