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What does ectopic mean?

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Adjective
  1. Relating to ectopia.
  2. (medicine) Being out of place, having an abnormal position.
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We describe another mechanism limiting the tendency of heterologous chromosomes to undergo ectopic recombination.
Patients with other abnormalities such as ectopic ureters and diverticulae can also present with incontinence.
After the age of 35, women are more likely to suffer miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy and pre-eclampsia.
Early and accurate diagnosis of cornual ectopic pregnancy is critical, since rupture can cause sudden catastrophic bleeding.
Its superior resolution allowed much smaller intrauterine and ectopic pregnancies to be detected immediately.
A second class of mutant displays sensory organs in wholly ectopic positions, although these are always separated by epidermal cells.

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