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🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

अपસ્થानीय

Native Script:अपस्थानीय

Pronunciation / Transliteration: apasthaniya

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ectopic/ɛkˈtɒp.ɪk/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #28450 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"अस्थानिक गर्भावस्था एक गंभीर चिकित्सा स्थिति है।"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Located in an abnormal place or position in the body; displaced from the usual anatomical site.

    "An ectopic pregnancy occurs when a fertilized egg implants outside the main cavity of the uterus."
  2. 2

    Occurring in an unusual time, place, or manner, particularly concerning physiological rhythms or impulses.

    "The patient experienced occasional ectopic heartbeats that were captured on the electrocardiogram."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the New Latin word 'ectopicus', combining the Greek prefix 'ek-' (out of, away from) and 'topos' (place), with the adjectival suffix '-ic'. First emerging in medical literature during the 19th century, it initially described anatomical organs or structures positioned in an abnormal or unusual location away from their normal developmental site.

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