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An ectopic thyroid is a condition in which some of a person's thyroid tissues or the entire gland fails to form in the right place...
In medical terminology, the prefixes ec-, ecto-, ex-, exo-, and extra-refer to out or outside. One example is extracranial, which means pertaining to the outside of the skull â¦ . Another example is exocrine glands that secrete substances to the outside of the body, such as sweat glands. Ectopic pregnancy is another, meaning a pregnancy with the fetus outside the womb, such as in a Fallopian tube. If referring to the state of being low in supply or out of something in quantity, the medical term is oligo- . Examples are oligouria (not enough urine production) oligoamniosis, which means low or no amniotic fluid during pregnancy.