heterotopia

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[het-er-uh-toh-pee-uh]

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noun

Pathology.

misplacement or displacement, as of an organ.
the formation of tissue in a part where its presence is abnormal.

heterotopia

/ ˌhɛtəˈrɒtəpɪ, ˌhɛtərəʊˈtəʊpɪə /

noun

abnormal displacement of a bodily organ or part

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Other Word Forms

heterotopic adjective
heterotopous adjective
ˌ��ٱ��ˈ�ٴǱ辱�� adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of heterotopia¹

From New Latin; hetero-, top-, -ia

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Word History and Origins

Origin of heterotopia¹

C19: from New Latin, from _hetero- + Greek topos place

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That’s the case with “Heterotopia,” whose title track is a reference to Foucault’s idea of otherness.

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In academia, philosopher Michel Foucault called it a “heterotopia”, but most of us might think of it as a bit of a headfuck, a space or place in time that has more meaning or relationship to another space than it might first appear.

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heterothallic heterotrich

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