chemical pregnancy
Americannoun
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a pregnancy that is confirmed by a pregnancy test but not by clinical signs and terminates before clinical signs can be observed.
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pregnancy resulting from in vitro fertilization or another medical technique.
Example Sentences
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A few months after the first loss, I had another clinical miscarriage, and then a chemical pregnancy a few months after that.
From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2022
The first was an early pregnancy test, followed by a late and long period, that's known as a chemical pregnancy.
From BBC • Oct. 22, 2021
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