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Heterotopism

Heterotopism \Het`er*ot"o*pism\, Heterotopy \Het`er*ot"o*py\, n.

  1. (Med.) A deviation from the natural position; -- a term applied in the case of organs or growths which are abnormal in situation.

  2. (Biol.) A deviation from the natural position of parts, supposed to be effected in thousands of years, by the gradual displacement of germ cells.

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heterotopism

n. (context biology English) heterotopy