| heterotopy | 1. <medicine> A deviation from the natural position; a term applied in the case of organs or growths which are abnormal in situation. 2. <biology> A deviation from the natural position of parts, supposed to be effected in thousands of years, by the gradual displacement of germ cells. Origin: Hetero- + Gr. Place: cf. F. Heterotopie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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