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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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They thought that it was an ectopic pregnancy, I assured them that was not the case, but I did not know how to explain that my last partner was a woman and not a man.
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There are 17 states with laws that consider drug abuse during pregnancy a form of child abuse.
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South Carolina and Alabama courts have already ruled late-pregnancy substance abuse can be considered a form of child abuse.
States Slap Pregnant Women With Harsher Jail Sentences|Emily Shire|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
During pregnancy, then, CP could not be considered a separate legal entity from EQ.
Court Says Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Isn’t a Crime|Elizabeth Picciuto|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

If they had passed, presumably mothers who drink during pregnancy could be charged with felonies.
Court Says Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Isn’t a Crime|Elizabeth Picciuto|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These detainments were often justified by laws that do not mention pregnancy specifically.
Court Says Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Isn’t a Crime|Elizabeth Picciuto|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Passive hyperemia occurs most commonly in diseases of the heart and liver and in pregnancy.
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This state of security proved a fortunate circumstance, as many of the poor women were at the same time in a state of pregnancy.
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Usually we may say this method fails of its purpose and pregnancy and lactation together work serious harm.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
Lactation is sometimes prolonged for no better reason than the hope to avoid pregnancy.
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To carry their outrage to the highest possible degree, several who were in a state of pregnancy were assailed in this manner.
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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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