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Noun: eccyesis
  1. Pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus
    "Early detection of an eccyesis is crucial for the mother's health";
    - ectopic pregnancy, extrauterine pregnancy, ectopic gestation, extrauterine gestation, metacyesis

Type of: gestation, gravidation [archaic], gravidity [technical], maternity, pregnancy

Encyclopedia: Eccyesis