Ectopia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ectopia \Ec*to"pi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'ek out + ? place.]
     (Med.)
     A morbid displacement of parts, especially such as is
     congenial; as, ectopia of the heart, or of the bladder.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ectopia
       n : abnormal position of a part or organ (especially at the time
           of birth)