tubal pregnancy
[ (tooh-buhl, tyooh-buhl) ]
A pregnancy that begins with implantation of the embryo in one of the fallopian tubes instead of in the uterus. Tubal pregnancy is usually caused by a defect in the tube that prevents the fertilized ovum from moving freely through it.
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How to use tubal pregnancy in a sentence
tubal pregnancy is most frequent in the left tube; it sometimes complicates uterine pregnancy; rarely both tubes are pregnant.
The signs suggestive of tubal pregnancy before rupture are missed periods, pelvic pains and the presence of an enlarged tube.
By far the most important of the conditions of the Fallopian tubes is tubal pregnancy (or ectopic gestation).
The common form of extrauterine pregnancy is the tubal pregnancy.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyAbout one-fourth of the cases of tubal pregnancy end within the first twelve weeks by rupture of the Fallopian tube.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin Malley
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