ectopic pregnancy


noun Medicine/Medical.

the development of a fertilized ovum outside the uterus, as in a Fallopian tube.
Also called extrauterine pregnancy.

Origin of ectopic pregnancy

First recorded in 1925–30

British Dictionary definitions for ectopic pregnancy

ectopic pregnancy

noun

pathol the abnormal development of a fertilized egg outside the cavity of the uterus, usually within a Fallopian tube

Medical definitions for ectopic pregnancy

ectopic pregnancy

n.

Implantation and subsequent development of a fertilized ovum outside the cavity of the uterus. eccyesis