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Noun: ectopic pregnancy  ek'tó-pik 'preg-nun(t)-see
  1. Pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus
    "Early detection of an ectopic pregnancy is crucial for the mother's health";
    - extrauterine pregnancy, ectopic gestation, extrauterine gestation, eccyesis, metacyesis

Derived forms: ectopic pregnancies

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

Encyclopedia: Ectopic pregnancy