Noun: ectopic gestation
- Pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus
"Early detection of an ectopic gestation is crucial for the mother's health";
- ectopic pregnancy, extrauterine pregnancy, extrauterine gestation, eccyesis, metacyesis
Derived forms: ectopic gestations
Type of: gestation, gravidation [archaic], gravidity [technical], maternity, pregnancy
Encyclopedia: Ectopic gestation