ectopic tissues meaning

• [Medicine]
  A mass of histologically normal tissue present in an abnormal location.

• The researchers did not identify any signs of hyperproliferation, tumorigenicity, or ectopic tissue formation in either patient.
• Overall, the syndrome is more common in cats than in dogs, and it is almost exclusively due to surgical errors ( incomplete ovariectomy ), ectopic tissue is very rare.
• A mnemonic used to recall details of a Meckel's diverticulum is as follows : " 2 inches long, within 2 feet of ileocecal valve, 2 times as common in males than females, 2 % of population, 2 % symptomatic, 2 types of ectopic tissue : gastric and pancreatic ".

• "ectopic tissues" meaning in Chinese: 《英文msh词典》Ectopic Tissues