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heterotopia

English

Etymology

hetero- +? -topia

Noun

heterotopia (countable and uncountable, plural heterotopias)

  1. (pathology) Normal tissue (or an organ) present at an abnormal part of the body
    Synonyms: ectopia, ectopy, dystopia, malposition
  2. (ecology) The occurrence of an organism in a number of different habitats
  3. (postmodern philosophy) A space which is alien to what is normal within the society, variably presenting a utopian vision in physical form or serving to segregate subversive elements from the wider society.
    • 2002, James W Flanagan, David M Gunn, Paula M McNutt, "Imagining" biblical worlds
      For Foucault, heterotopias are not imagined places but real places that almost delete themselves from public consciousness. They are null sites in awareness, yet inevitable and vital to the construction of space.
    Coordinate terms: utopia, topia

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heterotopic

English

Etymology

From hetero- +? -topic.

Adjective

heterotopic (comparative more heterotopic, superlative most heterotopic)

  1. (medicine) Occurring in an abnormal anatomical location.
  2. (ecology) Occurring in different habitats.

Related terms

  • heterotopia

Translations


Romanian

Etymology

From French hétérotopique

Adjective

heterotopic m or n (feminine singular heterotopic?, masculine plural heterotopici, feminine and neuter plural heterotopice)

  1. heterotopic

Declension

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