ectopic pregnancy


nounMedicine/Medical.
  1. the development of a fertilized ovum outside the uterus, as in a Fallopian tube.

Origin of ectopic pregnancy

1
First recorded in 1925–30
  • Also called extrauterine pregnancy.

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British Dictionary definitions for ectopic pregnancy

ectopic pregnancy

noun
  1. pathol the abnormal development of a fertilized egg outside the cavity of the uterus, usually within a Fallopian tube

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