pregnancy test

noun

: a medical test to see if a woman is pregnant

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The complaint states that on February 17, Thurman first went to her hometown emergency room after testing positive on a pregnancy test and under the guidance of her OBGYN, who suspected based on her heavy bleeding that the pregnancy was ectopic. Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 19 June 2025 The final slide in the sweet post showed several strips of black-and-white snaps taken in the booth alongside a positive pregnancy test. Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 3 June 2025 An ovarian cyst could be identified through a pelvic ultrasound, laparoscopy, pregnancy test or tumor marker test (if ovarian cancer is suspected), per Mayo Clinic. Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 4 June 2025 Disabled people are much less likely to receive a pregnancy test than a non-disabled person. Mara Gordon, NPR, 31 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for pregnancy test

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Medical Definition

pregnancy test

noun
: a physiological test to determine the existence of pregnancy in an individual
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