Heterotopism
Pronunciation : Het`er*ot"o*pism, Het`er*ot"o*py
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Hetero- + Gr. h?t?rotopie.]
Definition : 1. (Med.)
Defn: A deviation from the natural position; -- a term applied in the case of organs or growths which are abnormal in situation.
2. (Biol.)
Defn: A deviation from the natural position of parts, supposed to be effected in thousands of years, by the gradual displacement of germ cells.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913