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paracyesis

American

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

noun

Medicine/Medical.

ectopic pregnancy.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

paracyeses

plural

Etymology

Origin of paracyesis

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

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