Pathologic Function
ectopic tissue
ec·top·ic tis·sue
Subclass of:
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical
Definitions related to ectopic tissue:
  • (choristoma) A mass of histologically normal tissue present in an abnormal location.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (choristoma) Proliferation of normal tissue in an anatomic site in which this particular type of tissue is not normally present.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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