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📍 In wrong place ❤️ Transplant elsewhere 🏢 Separate space
heterotopic

heterotopic

1 9.9
A transplant that is put in a different position in the body
  • adjective
  • /ˌhɛtərəˈtɒpɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : heterotópico
  • A heterotopic liver transplant may be considered when the original liver is not removed.

Examples

  • The surgeon performed a heterotopic transplant of the kidney.

  • Doctors discussed the risks and benefits of a heterotopic kidney transplant with the patient.

  • The surgeon performed a heterotopic heart transplant, placing the donor heart alongside the patient's own.

  • In some cases, heterotopic grafts can improve patient outcomes.

  • The surgeons performed a heterotopic transplant to place the kidney in a new location within the patient's abdomen.

  • In his groundbreaking procedure, the doctor successfully executed a heterotopic transplant of the liver.

  • The heterotopic graft was placed carefully to improve the patient's chance of recovery.

Synonyms

ectopic
vsheterotopic
  • Specialized
7 9.0

Located in the wrong place in the body

refers specifically to a graft or transplant placed in a different organ location

How Normally Located

misplaced
5 2.8
heterotopic
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Surface Forms

heterotopic positive

Morphology

heterotopic = heterotopia (transparent) = hetero + topo + ic

Formed by '-ic' on 'heterotopia'; in surgical/transplant contexts the meaning 'placed in a different location' follows directly from 'different' + 'place'.

Etymology

Heterotopic comes from the Greek roots hetero- ('different') and topos ('place'), which you can spot in words like heterogeneous. That's why a heterotopic transplant is a graft put in a 'different place' from the organ's usual spot in the body.