heterotopia

== English == === Etymology === From hetero- +‎ -topia. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌhɛt(ə)ɹəˈtəʊpiə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌhɛtəɹəˈtoʊpiə/, /ˌhɛtəɹoʊˈtoʊpiə/ Rhymes: -əʊpiə === Noun === heterotopia (countable and uncountable, plural heterotopias) (pathology) Normal tissue (or an organ) present at an abnormal part of the body Synonyms: allotopia, ectopia, ectopy, dystopia, malposition (ecology) The occurrence of an organism in a number of different habitats (philosophy, literary criticism) 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. Coordinate terms: utopia, topia ==== Related terms ==== heterotopic heterotopology == Polish == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xɛ.tɛ.rɔˈtɔ.pja/ Rhymes: -ɔpja Syllabification: he‧te‧ro‧to‧pia === Noun === heterotopia f (pathology) heterotopia (normal tissue (or an organ) present at an abnormal part of the body) (philosophy) heterotopia (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) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === heterotopia in Polish dictionaries at PWN