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Definition of: heterotopia
(het′ər·ə·tō′pē·ə) noun Pathol.
A misplacement of an organ, or a growth abnormally situated in the body. Also het′er·ot′o·py (-ot′ə·pē). [<NL <Gk. hetero- other + topos place]
—het′er·o·top′ic (-top′ik), het′er·ot′o·pous (-ot′ə·pəs) adjective
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