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  1. n. Alt. of Heterotopy
  2. 1. (Med.) A deviation from the natural position; -- a term applied in the case of organs or growths which are abnormal in situation. 2. (Biol.) A deviation from the natural position of parts, supposed to be effected in thousands of years, by the gradual displacement of germ cells.
  3. n. Alt. of Heterotopy