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paracyesis

American  
[par-uh-sahy-ee-sis] / ˌpær ə saɪˈi sɪs /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

plural

paracyeses

  1. ectopic pregnancy.

Etymology

Origin of paracyesis

First recorded in 1815–25; para- 1 + cyesis

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Paracyesis, par-a-sī-ē′sis, n. extra-uterine pregnancy.

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