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heterotopia.

Normal tissue (or an organ) present at an abnormal part of the body

11 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌhɛt(ə)ɹəˈtəʊpiə/Received-Pronunciation/ˌhɛtəɹəˈtoʊpiə/General-American/ˌhɛtəɹoʊˈtoʊpiə/General-American
  1. Normal tissue (or an organ) present at an abnormal part of the body

    countable · uncountable
  2. The occurrence of an organism in a number of different habitats

    countable · uncountable
  3. 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.

    countable · uncountable
    Michel Foucault gave the museum and the mental hospital as two different examples of heterotopias.
Where this word comes from

From hetero- + -topia.

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