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pregnancy test

noun

: a medical test to see if a woman is pregnant

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Shawna was there the day Chelsea took her pregnancy test, and Kinsley is the daughter seen tearing up in the viral video when the surprise unfolds. Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025 What was once private—a positive pregnancy test, a baby shower, a child’s first day of school—has become brand content. Taylor Crumpton, Time, 12 Nov. 2025 Cami eventually leaves the party, stops at CVS to take a pregnancy test, and heads home. Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2025 Lifesaving procedures in the emergency room must await a negative pregnancy test. Seda Saluk, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pregnancy test

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“Pregnancy test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pregnancy%20test. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

Medical Definition

pregnancy test

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