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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The researchers counted ectopic pregnancy as an adverse event, arguing that doctors should have ruled it out before prescribing mifepristone.
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Keren Landman, The Atlantic, 24 May 2025
These threats erupted after the Wall Street Journal reported on my life-threatening ectopic pregnancy—a nonviable pregnancy with no heartbeat.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
An ectopic pregnancy occurs when a fertilized egg implants and grows outside the uterus.
—Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 23 June 2025
But when Thurman arrived at Ascension’s ER in February 2023, the complaint alleges that staff refused to treat her ectopic pregnancy, which is when an embryo implants somewhere else in the body, usually a fallopian tube, rather than the uterus.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 19 June 2025
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Keren Landman, The Atlantic, 24 May 2025
These threats erupted after the Wall Street Journal reported on my life-threatening ectopic pregnancy—a nonviable pregnancy with no heartbeat.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
An ectopic pregnancy occurs when a fertilized egg implants and grows outside the uterus.
—Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 23 June 2025
But when Thurman arrived at Ascension’s ER in February 2023, the complaint alleges that staff refused to treat her ectopic pregnancy, which is when an embryo implants somewhere else in the body, usually a fallopian tube, rather than the uterus.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 19 June 2025
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“Ectopic pregnancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ectopic%20pregnancy. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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