tubal pregnancy

Cultural  

1. 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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Example Sentences

“But that sort of unintended consequence is frankly scary, because a tubal pregnancy is life-threatening,” he said, using another term for ectopic pregnancy.

From Slate • May 24, 2022

Because of this, infected women are at risk of serious complications, including infertility, pelvic inflammatory disease and life-threatening tubal pregnancy.

From US News • Sep. 21, 2016

There’s certain things like you get a tubal pregnancy where the child has absolutely no chance of surviving and then you do the best you can to save the mother’s life.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2012

In rare cases, that woman may be having undetected problems, such as a tubal pregnancy, a potentially lethal complication that the pills would not halt.

From Time Magazine Archive

Three-fourths, about seventy-eight per centum, of the cases of tubal pregnancy result in what is technically called "tubal abortion" instead of rupture.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin