Heterotopia Definition

hetərōtōpēə
noun
The abnormal location of an organ, tissue, or body part.
Webster's New World

(ecology) The occurrence of an organism in a number of different habitats.

Wiktionary

(philosophy) A type of utopia that actually exists in a society.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Heterotopia

Noun

Singular:
heterotopia
Plural:
heterotopias

Origin of Heterotopia

  • hetero- +‎ -topia

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Heterotopia Sentence Examples

  • This large family of diseases overlaps with other conditions including ' double cortex syndrome ' or subcortical band heterotopia.

  • More subtle abnormalities such as focal nodular heterotopia and band heterotopia may only be apparent if optimal MRI techniques are used.

  • They did say Chloe has gray matter heterotopia (gray matter floating in her brain ).

  • Microscopically, the cortex is poorly organized; it has four primitive layers and diffuse neuronal heterotopia.

  • Exploring white matter tracts in band heterotopia using diffusion tractography.

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