ectopic pregnancy
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noun Medicine/Medical.
the development of a fertilized ovum outside the uterus, as in a Fallopian tube.
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Also called extrauterine pregnancy.
Origin of ectopic pregnancy
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby ectopic pregnancy
ectopia lentis, ectopia pupillae congenita, ectopia testis, ectopic, ectopic beat, ectopic pregnancy, ectopic schistosomiasis, ectopic tachycardia, ectopic testis, ectoplasm, ectoproct
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British Dictionary definitions for ectopic pregnancy
ectopic pregnancy
noun
pathol the abnormal development of a fertilized egg outside the cavity of the uterus, usually within a Fallopian tube
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Medical definitions for ectopic pregnancy
ectopic pregnancy
n.
Implantation and subsequent development of a fertilized ovum outside the cavity of the uterus.eccyesis
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