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heterotopia

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

noun

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


heterotopia

/ ˌhɛtəˈrɒtəpɪ; ˌhɛtərəʊˈtəʊpɪə /

noun

  1. abnormal displacement of a bodily organ or part
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌٱˈٴDZ辱, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ···ٴDZ· [het-er-, uh, -, top, -ik], e·dzo·dzܲ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of heterotopia1

From New Latin; hetero-, top-, -ia
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of heterotopia1

C19: from New Latin, from hetero- + Greek topos place
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Example Sentences

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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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