Word Study
ectopic
CIDE DICTIONARY
ectopic, a.
Out of place; congenitally displaced; as, an ectopic organ. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ectopic, adj. Med. in an abnormal place or position.
Idiom
ectopic pregnancy a pregnancy occurring outside the womb.
Etymology
mod.L ectopia f. Gk ektopos out of place
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