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Ectropy vs Ectopy - What's the difference?

ectropy | ectopy |

As nouns the difference between ectropy and ectopy

is that ectropy is (thermodynamics) the overall increase in the organization of a system while ectopy is (pathology) the condition such that an organ or other body part has an abnormal position.

ectropy

English

(wikipedia ectropy)

Noun

  • (thermodynamics) The overall increase in the organization of a system

    • Synonyms

    * negentropy

    Antonyms

    * entropy

    ectopy

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (pathology) The condition such that an organ or other body part has an abnormal position.

    • Usage notes

    The term appears to be a back-formation from the adjective ectopic, which came from the more common noun ectopia.