heterotopia

Meaning

Noun

  • Normal tissue (or an organ) present at an abnormal part of the body
  • The occurrence of an organism in a number of different habitats
  • 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.

Origin

Modern English dictionary

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