Word of the Day - Tuesday, July 10, 2012

ectopic
ek-TOP-ik \, adjective;
1.
Occurring in an abnormal position or place; displaced.

Quotes:
It does not appear that any modern author, or any of our large numbers of "systems" of surgery, has taken up this important aspect of " ectopic  tumors."
-- Dr. Thomas H. Manley, The Medical Times and Register , Vol. 33 - 34

Diagnosis of ectopic  pregnancy was made and immediate operation decided upon.
-- Dr. J. Henry Barbat, Journal of the American Medical Association , Vol. 32

Origin: Ectopic  is from the invented Greek word ectopia  meaning "out of place." It was coined in 1873.

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