ectopic gestation

/ɛkˌtɑpɪk dʒɛˌsteɪʃən/
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Definitions of ectopic gestation
  1. noun
    pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus
    synonyms: eccyesis, ectopic pregnancy, extrauterine gestation, extrauterine pregnancy, metacyesis
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    types:
    abdominal pregnancy
    ectopic pregnancy in the abdominal cavity
    ovarian pregnancy
    ectopic pregnancy in the ovary
    tubal pregnancy
    ectopic pregnancy in a Fallopian tube
    type of:
    gestation, maternity, pregnancy
    the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
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