Ectopic Tissue:

Terms Related to Ectopic Tissue

• Ectopic Hormone Syndrome

  Endocrine syndromes due to hormone production by neoplasms of non-endocrine tissue, or by other than the usual endocrine tissues. They are often the first indication ...

• Atrial Ectopic Beat

  Premature contractions of the heart arising from an ectopic atrial focus. With ventricular premature complexes, they represent one of the most common causes of irregular ...

• Tissue Adhesive

  Substances used to cause adherence of tissue to tissue or tissue to non-tissue surfaces, as for prostheses.

• Ectopic Ossification

  The development of bony substance in normally soft structures.

• Ectopic Pregnancy

  Development of the fertilized ovum outside of the uterine cavity. (Dorland, 27th ed)

• Adipose Tissue Neoplasm

  Neoplasms composed of fatty tissue or connective tissue made up of fat cells in a meshwork of areolar tissue. The concept does not refer to ...

• Barretts Syndrome

  Ectopic gastric mucosa in the lower esophagus that often becomes ulcerated (Barrett ulcer), leading to stricture formation (ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS).