Heterotopia

Heterotopia

Heterotopia may refer to:
* Heterotopia (medicine), the displacement of an organ from its normal position
* Heterotopia (space), a concept of "other spaces" by the philosopher Michel Foucault


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  • heterotopía — f. anat. Localización de un órgano o tejido en un lugar que no le es propio, como por ejemplo, la presencia de endometrio en la trompa de Falopio o la existencia de un brazo supernumerario. Medical Dictionary. 2011. heterotopía …   Diccionario médico

  • heterotopia — [het΄ərät′ə pēhet΄ər ō tō′pē ə] n. [ModL < HETERO + Gr topos, place: see TOPIC] the abnormal location of an organ, tissue, or body part: also heterotopy [het΄ərät′ə pē] heterotopic [het΄ər ō΄täp′ik] adj …   English World dictionary

  • Heterotopia — neįprastinė vieta statusas T sritis gyvūnų raida, augimas, ontogenezė, embriologija atitikmenys: lot. Heterotopia ryšiai: platesnis terminas – nenormalioji padėtis sinonimas – heterotopija …   Veterinarinės anatomijos, histologijos ir embriologijos terminai

  • Heterotopia — neįprasta vieta statusas T sritis embriologija atitikmenys: lot. Heterotopia ryšiai: platesnis terminas – nenormalioji padėtis …   Medicininės histologijos ir embriologijos vardynas

  • Heterotopia (space) — Heterotopia is a concept elaborated by philosopher Michel Foucault to describe places and spaces that function in non hegemonic conditions. These are spaces of otherness , which are neither here nor there, that are simultaneously physical and… …   Wikipedia

  • Heterotopia (medicine) — In medicine, heterotopia refers to the displacement of an organ or part of an organ from its normal position, often specifically gray matter heterotopia, the displacement of gray matter into the cerebral white matter or ventricles. Patients with… …   Wikipedia

  • Heterotopia — Heterotopie oder Heterotypie in Literatur, Philosophie, Soziologie: siehe Heterotopie (Geisteswissenschaft) in der Medizin: siehe Heterotopie (Medizin) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • heterotopia — heterotopic /het euhr euh top ik/, heterotopous, adj. /het euhr euh toh pee euh/, n. Pathol. 1. misplacement or displacement, as of an organ. 2. the formation of tissue in a part where its presence is abnormal. Also, heterotopy /het euh rot euh… …   Universalium

  • heterotopia — noun a) Normal tissue (or an organ) present at an abnormal part of the body For Foucault, heterotopias are not imagined places but real places that almost delete themselves from public consciousness. They are null sites in awareness, yet… …   Wiktionary

  • heterotopia — 1. SYN: ectopia. 2. In neuropathology, displacement of gray matter, typically into the deep cerebral white matter. [hetero + G. topos, place] h. maculae SYN: ectopia maculae. * * * (heterotopy) …   Medical dictionary

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