Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Disarrangement in position; misplacement.
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- noun biology A
deviation from thenatural position ;abnormal placement . - noun biology A deviation from the natural position of parts, supposed to take place over thousands of years by the gradual
displacement ofgerm cells .
Etymologies
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hetero- + Ancient Greek τόπος (topos, "place") + -y
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Examples
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Cases of heterotopy, or of organs being developed in a position or a germ-layer other than that in which they originally arose in phylogeny, are not so easy to find.
Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology
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