Ectopia (medicine)

For other uses, see Ectopia.

In medicine, an ectopia (/ɛkˈtpiə/) is a displacement or malposition of an organ or other body part, which is then referred to as ectopic (/ɛkˈtɒpɪk/). Most ectopias are congenital, but some may happen later in life.

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