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ectopic gestation

DEFINITIONS OF: ectopic gestation

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n pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus

Synonyms:
eccyesis, ectopic pregnancy, extrauterine gestation, extrauterine pregnancy, metacyesis
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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