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ECTOPIC PREGNANCY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus
Synonyms:
eccyesis; ectopic gestation; ectopic pregnancy; extrauterine gestation; extrauterine pregnancy; metacyesis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("ectopic pregnancy" is a kind 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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ectopic pregnancy"):
abdominal pregnancy (ectopic pregnancy in the abdominal cavity)
ovarian pregnancy (ectopic pregnancy in the ovary)
tubal pregnancy (ectopic pregnancy in a Fallopian tube)
Context examples:
Ectopic pregnancy can be a medical emergency if it ruptures.
(Ectopic Pregnancy, Dept. of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health)
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