1. in a manner relating to or involving an ectopic pregnancy or abnormal location of an organ or tissue outside its normal position
Usage: medical/technical term; commonly used in clinical and anatomical contexts

Examples

• The embryo implanted ectopically in the fallopian tube rather than the uterus.
• Thyroid tissue can develop ectopically in the neck or chest.
• The hormone was produced ectopically by a tumor in the pancreas.
• Ectopically located pancreatic tissue is sometimes found during abdominal surgery.
• The patient's adrenal gland was functioning ectopically due to a rare genetic condition.