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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Women deserve real safeguards—medical evaluations, ultrasounds to confirm gestational age and rule out ectopic pregnancies, informed consent, and assurance that their decision is truly voluntary.
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Christa Brown, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
French recalled a patient from rural Missouri who had developed an ectopic pregnancy.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2025
Sarah Osmundson, an obstetrician in Tennessee, offered me the example of an ectopic pregnancy, in which an embryo implants outside the uterus.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2025
This includes two ectopic pregnancies, which is when the fetus grows outside the womb, and multiple cases of sepsis.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
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Christa Brown, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
French recalled a patient from rural Missouri who had developed an ectopic pregnancy.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2025
Sarah Osmundson, an obstetrician in Tennessee, offered me the example of an ectopic pregnancy, in which an embryo implants outside the uterus.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2025
This includes two ectopic pregnancies, which is when the fetus grows outside the womb, and multiple cases of sepsis.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ectopic pregnancy
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“Ectopic pregnancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ectopic%20pregnancy. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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