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ectopic pregnancy
noun
Definition of ECTOPIC PREGNANCY
: development of a fertilized egg elsewhere than in the uterus (as in a fallopian tube or the peritoneal cavity)
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First Known Use of ECTOPIC PREGNANCY
1895
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ectopic pregnancy
noun
Medical Definition of ECTOPIC PREGNANCY
: gestation elsewhere than in the uterus (as in a fallopian tube or in the peritoneal cavity)—called also ectopic gestation, extrauterine gestation, extrauterine pregnancy
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