Ectopia
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Ectopia is a displacement or malposition of an organ of the body. Most ectopia are congenital but some may happen later in life.
- Ectopia lentis is the displacement of the crystalline lens of the eye
- Ectopia cordis is the displacement of the heart outside the body during foetal development
- Renal ectopia occurs when both kidneys occur on the same side of the body
- Ectopic Pregnancy occurs when the fertilized egg implants any other than the uterine wall.