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Word of the Day
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
ectopic
\ ek-TOP-ik \ , adjective;
1.
Occurring
in
an
abnormal
position
or
place;
displaced.
Quotes:
It
does
not
appear
that
any
modern
author,
or
any
of
our
large
numbers
of
“systems”
of
surgery,
has
taken
up
this
important
aspect
of
”
ectopic
tumors.”
—
Dr.
Thomas
H.
Manley,
The
Medical
Times
and
Register
,
Vol.
33
-
34
Diagnosis
of
ectopic
pregnancy
was
made
and
immediate
operation
decided
upon.
—
Dr.
J.
Henry
Barbat,
Journal
of
the
American
Medical
Association
,
Vol.
32
Origin:
Ectopic
is
from
the
invented
Greek
word
ectopia
meaning
“out
of
place.”
It
was
coined
in
1873.
Dave
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