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ECTOPIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Exhibiting ectopia
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)
Pertainym:
ectopia (abnormal position of a part or organ (especially at the time of birth))
Derivation:
ectopia (abnormal position of a part or organ (especially at the time of birth))
Context examples:
Adnexal masses include ovarian cysts, ectopic (tubal) pregnancies, and benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer) tumors.
(Adnexal mass, NCI Dictionary)
Complications include infertility and ectopic pregnancy.
(Acute Salpingitis, NCI Thesaurus)
A type of ectopic pregnancy in which the embryo implants in the abdominal cavity instead of the uterine endometrium.
(Abdominal Pregnancy, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Thyroid hormone deficiency present at birth that is associated with ectopic thyroid tissue located in the neck region.
(Congenital Hypothyroidism with Ectopic Thyroid, NCI Thesaurus)
An electrocardiographic finding of an ectopic impulse originating in the atria and not specifically in the sinus node.
(Atrial Premature Complex by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Corticorelin ovine triflutate is used as a diagnostic tool in differentiating pituitary and ectopic production of ACTH.
(Corticorelin Ovine, NCI Thesaurus)
A very rare, slow growing, usually asymptomatic hamartomatous lesion that arises from ectopic notochordal tissue.
(Ecchordosis Physaliphora, NCI Thesaurus)
A transplantable cell line (RUCA-I) derived from such a tumor in DA rats can produce these tumors in ectopic sites.
(DA, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus)
Ectopic pregnancy characterized by the implantation of the embryo in the peritoneal cavity or abdominal organs.
(Abdominal Pregnancy, NCI Thesaurus)
A congenital mark on the skin near the base of the spine, consisting of scattered ectopic melanocytes in the dermis, that enlarges for a short time after birth and disappears during childhood.
(Mongolian Spot, NCI Thesaurus)
