ectopic pregnancy

noun

: development of a fertilized egg elsewhere than in the uterus (as in a fallopian tube or the peritoneal cavity)

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Florence Welch has opened up about experiencing a miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy in 2023. Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025 These include pelvic inflammatory disease, chronic pelvic pain, ectopic pregnancy and even infertility. Daryl Austin, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025 Required ultrasounds to rule out ectopic pregnancies are gone. Lila Rose, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025 Thompson-Wrench had lost one of her fallopian tubes after an ectopic pregnancy. Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ectopic pregnancy

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ectopic pregnancy was in 1895

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“Ectopic pregnancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ectopic%20pregnancy. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

Medical Definition

ectopic pregnancy

noun
: 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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