ectopic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐκτόπιος (ektópios, “away from a place, out of place, out of the way”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + -topic τόπος (tópos, “place”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒpɪk

Adjective

ectopic (comparative more ectopic, superlative most ectopic)

1. Relating to ectopia.
2. (comparable, medicine) Being out of place; having an abnormal position.

Antonyms

• entopic

Derived terms

• ectopically
• ectopicity
• ectopic pregnancy
• nonectopic

 

Translations

relating to ectopia

• Catalan: ectòpic
• Norwegian: ektopisk
• Russian: эктопический (ru) (ektopičeskij)

being out of place, having an abnormal position

• Finnish: ektooppinen, virhesijaintinen
• Greek: έκτοπος (el) (éktopos)
• Spanish: ectópico

Noun

ectopic (plural ectopics)

1. (cardiology, colloquial) Ectopic beat.
2. (obstetrics, colloquial) An ectopic pregnancy.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ectopique.

Adjective

ectopic m or n (feminine singular ectopică, masculine plural ectopici, feminine and neuter plural ectopice)

1. ectopic

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	ectopic		ectopică		ectopici	ectopice
	definite	ectopicul		ectopica		ectopicii	ectopicele
genitive- dative	indefinite	ectopic		ectopice		ectopici	ectopice
	definite	ectopicului		ectopicei		ectopicilor	ectopicelor