heterotopy
English
noun
Definitions
- (biology) A deviation from the natural position; abnormal placement.
- (biology) A deviation from the natural position of parts, supposed to take place over thousands of years by the gradual displacement of germ cells.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek τόπος (place, locality, a place, region, field).
Origin
Ancient Greek
τόπος
Gloss
place, locality, a place, region, field
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
野, 畑, 原
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -topia English
- eutopia English
- neverland English
- toparch English
- topos English
- Utopia Latin
- topologia Latin
- Topologie German
- topologie Dutch, Flemish
- topos Dutch, Flemish
- topografía Spanish, Castilian
- τοπικός Ancient Greek
- τοπογράφος Ancient Greek
- τόπος Ancient Greek
- ἄτοπος Ancient Greek
- isotop Norwegian Bokmål
- isotop Norwegian Nynorsk
- iseatóp Irish
- topologi Danish
- topikum Czech
- ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ Coptic
- top Volapük