heterotopism Meaning, Definition & Usage

Het`er*ot"o*pism, Het`er*ot"o*py noun (Also<

• Heterotopism
• Heterotopy

)

Etymology

Hetero- + Gr. place: cf. F. hétérotopie.

Definitions

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.