An abnormal position or displacement of an artery from its normal anatomical location.
From 'arteria' (artery) and Greek 'ektopos' (out of place), combining medical Latin with Greek roots to describe anatomical malposition, a term from 20th-century medical science.
This describes arteries that are literally in the wrong place—like finding a highway where a local road should be—and it's important because blood vessel position matters for surgery!
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