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noun
Normal tissue (or an organ) present at an abnormal part of the body
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: allotopia, ectopia, ectopy, dystopia, malposition
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The occurrence of an organism in a number of different habitats
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A space which is alien to what is normal within the society, variably presenting a utopian vision in physical form or serving to segregate subversive elements from the wider society.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: literary criticism
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From hetero- + -topia.
