ectopy

ec·to·py

 (ĕk′tə-pē)

n. pl. ec·to·pies

1. The origination of cardiac electrical impulses in myocardium outside of the sinoatrial node. Also called ectopia.

2. See ectopia.

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[From New Latin ectopia, displacement; see ectopia.]

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ec·top′ic (-tŏp′ĭk) adj.

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Translations

ec·to·py

n. ectopia, desplazamiento de un órgano, condición gen. congénita.

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