adj
Meaning 1
Relating to ectopia.
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Standard Lemma guide
ectopic
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rhymes with -ɒpɪk
adj
Meaning 2
Being out of place; having an abnormal position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
Ectopic beat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
Topics: cardiology, medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
An ectopic pregnancy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
Topics: medicine, obstetrics, sciences
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adjective
Meaning 5
exhibiting ectopia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English ectopia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ectopic From ectopia + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: ectòpic — relating to ectopia
- French: ectopique — relating to ectopia
- Norwegian: ektopisk — relating to ectopia
- Polish: ektopowy — relating to ectopia
- Russian: эктопический (ektopičeskij) — relating to ectopia
- Finnish: ektooppinen — being out of place, having an abnormal position
- Finnish: virhesijaintinen — being out of place, having an abnormal position
- Greek: έκτοπος (éktopos) — being out of place, having an abnormal position
- Polish: ektopowy — being out of place, having an abnormal position
- Spanish: ectópico — being out of place, having an abnormal position