chemical pregnancy

American  

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. a pregnancy that is confirmed by a pregnancy test but not by clinical signs and terminates before clinical signs can be observed.

2. pregnancy resulting from in vitro fertilization or another medical technique.

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Example Sentences

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

The first was an early pregnancy test, followed by a late and long period, that's known as a chemical pregnancy.

From BBC

One couple dropped out and another achieved a “chemical pregnancy,” a pregnancy which fails soon after the embryo is implanted in the womb.

From New York Times

The couple, who live near Leeds, had experienced an earlier chemical pregnancy but after the first miscarriage they suffered two more losses at around 11 weeks before being referred for tests which came back clear.

From BBC