ˌhed.ərōˈtōpēə noun
also het·er·ot·o·py ˌhed.əˈräd.əpē
( plural heterotopias also heterotopies )
Etymology: New Latin heterotopia, from heter- + -topia -topy
: displacement in or difference of position: 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)
• het·er·o·top·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|täpik adjective
• het·er·ot·o·pous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|räd.əpəs adjective