Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Characterized by ectopia.
Wiktionary
- adj. Relating to ectopia.
- adj. comparable, medicine Being out of place, having an abnormal position.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. (Med.) Out of place; congenitally displaced.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. exhibiting ectopia
Etymologies
- From Ancient Greek ἐκτόπιος (ektopios, "away from a place, out of place, out of the way"), from ἐκ (ek, "out") + τόπος (topos, "place"). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Although no muscarinic propranolol treatment of ptsd of inconsistent protection was adjusted in oxidative trials, and no particular complaints for competitive rechallenge are offered, doses should develop central of the evidence of long-term ectopic effects.”
“Here's a slight tangent: the word ectopic is defined as something that is in the wrong place.”
“It can now be used to end so-called ectopic pregnancies, those that occur outside the womb, or in combination with another drug to induce abortion.”
The Huffington Post: Woman Waits To See If Pill Mix Up Harmed Embryo
“I recently saw a prolific pro-life blogger not one who made any claims to feminism who was writing about how he had JUST FOUND OUT about a condition called ectopic pregnancy, and how this new information was causing him to question his previous belief that there was no such thing as abortion to save the mother.”
“Known as ectopic pregnancy, when not diagnosed and treated early on, this condition is the leading cause of maternal death.”
“Implantation somewhere other than the inside of the womb is known as ectopic pregnancy.”
“The type of fat Richelsen's group studied -- called ectopic fat -- is thought to be more dangerous to people's metabolic health than "subcutaneous" fat, the kind that collects under the skin.”
“This is because tubal pregnancies, also called ectopic pregnancy, are very common with the accidental pregnancies after ligation.”
“If the commission approves the Holy Cross proposal, the coalition is asking the state to require that Holy Cross provide emergency reproductive health care and prompt, medically appropriate treatment of emergency pregnancy conditions, such as ectopic pregnancies, premature rupture of membranes and life-threatening complications.”
The Washington Post: Coalition urges rejection of Holy Cross proposal for new Montgomery hospital
“The molecule caused an additional "ectopic" eye, leading to tadpoles with a spare peeper growing out of the side, abdomen or even along the tail.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘ectopic’.
-
Body bio- baby!
hemorrhage, prognosis, blowsabella, somatotype, ectomorphic, endomorphic, mesomorphic, labia minora, labia majora, entopic, ectopic, ectopic pregnancy and 65 more...
-
ecto-
outer, external
-
Learned words
Words which are highly likely to be found in the work of learned writers.
ailurophile, labyrinthine, lagniappe, colleague, anechoic, reglets, fluctuations, scalar, implicit, constitute, mortification, ambassadors and 629 more...
-
courtneyah's Words
sigh, troglodyte, lithe, cambium, bark, poem, trochee, minute, ablution, hermeneutic, dogwood, mystique and 98 more...
-
Pregnant with Possibilities (Includin...
For double the fun, see also Congenital Conditions.
obstetrics, obstetrician, neonatology, neonatologist, isolette, postpartum, prepartum, puerperal fever, induce, pregnancy, episiotomy, meconium and 324 more...
-
E
extirpate, ebullition, eisegesis, elide, enervate, ephemeron, ergasiophobia, ergophobia, execrate, epicaricacy, effluvium, eupnoeic and 31 more...
-
words of strong character
thaumaturge, tenebrous, zeitgeist, incunabula, opine, pylon, latent, nexus, ectopic, maelstrom, pyre, acerbic and 68 more...
-
pocketprotector's list
writer's aid
-
pocketprotector's list
a crib sheet for writers
Tweets
Looking for tweets for ectopic.

Comments
No comments yet...
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.