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orthotopic

In medicine, refers to something that occurs in the normal or usual place in the body. It is often used to describe tissue or an organ that is transplanted into its normal place in the body.

( OR-thoh-TAH-pik )
Source: NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms

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