Author: Glossary
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Complex ectopic beat
Any electrical activation of the heart that originates outside the sinoatrial node.
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Ectopia pupillae congenita
Congenital displacement of the pupil.
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Ectopia lentis
Displacement of the crystalline lens of the eye. The displacement of the lens within the eye, which serves as a significant diagnostic marker for Marfan syndrome.
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Ectopia cordis
A malposition of the heart in which it lies outside the thoracic cavity.
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Cervical ectopia
The presence of glandular cells (which are normally found within the cervical canal) on the surface of the cervix.
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Ectophyte
A plant parasite that grows on the surface of a host.
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Ectoperitonitis
Inflammation of the parietal layer of the peritoneum (the layer lining the abdominal wall).
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Ectopagus
An abnormal fetus consisting of twins fused at the thorax.
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Ectomere
One of the blastomeres forming the ectoderm.
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Ectolecithal
To an ovum having food yolk placed near the surface.