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ectopic pregnancy

noun Medicine/Medical.
  1. the development of a fertilized ovum outside the uterus, as in a Fallopian tube.
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Origin of ectopic pregnancy

First recorded in 1925–30
Also called extrauterine pregnancy.
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British Dictionary definitions for ectopic pregnancy

ectopic pregnancy

noun
  1. pathol the abnormal development of a fertilized egg outside the cavity of the uterus, usually within a Fallopian tube
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ectopic pregnancy in Medicine

ectopic pregnancy

n.
  1. Implantation and subsequent development of a fertilized ovum outside the cavity of the uterus.eccyesis
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