heterotopia

noun

het·​er·​o·​to·​pia

ˌhetərōˈtōpēə

variants or less commonly heterotopy

ˌhetəˈrätəpē

plural heterotopias also heterotopies

: displacement in or difference of position: such as

a

: deviation of an organ from the normal position

b

: an abnormal habitat

c

: the grafting of tissue into an abnormal location (as skin into the anterior chamber of the eye)

heterotopic

¦⸗⸗⸗¦täpik 

adjective

heterotopous

¦⸗⸗¦rätəpəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin heterotopia, from heter- + -topia -topy

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Rhymes for heterotopia

• amblyopia
• cornucopia
• hyperopia
• atropia
• cecropia
• diplopia
• dystopia
• myopia
• utopia
• hypermetropia