- 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 philosopherMichel 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
