condition in which the fertilized ovum (egg) has become imbedded outside the uterine cavity. The site of implantation is usually designated—e.g., ... [3 related articles]
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A condition in which a fertilized egg grows outside of the uterus, usually in one of the fallopian tubes. Symptoms include sharp pain on one side of the abdomen and bleeding from the vagina. Also called extrauterine pregnancy.
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A pregnancy that develops somewhere other than the uterus, usually in the fallopian tube. This pregnancy cannot be allowed to continue as it is dangerous.
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Pregnancy in which the embryo develops outside of the uterus, most commonly in the fallopian tubes.
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An ectopic occurs when a fertilised egg implants outside the uterus, usually in a Fallopian tube, but it can be anywhere in the abdominal cavity. There is not enough room for a baby to grow, so an ectopic must be surgically removed to prevent rupture and damage.
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A gestation elsewhere than in the uterus. Often occurring in the fallopian tube. Presents with abdominal pain, fainting, and/or vaginal bleeding. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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pregnancy in which the fertilized oocyte becomes implanted outside the uterus instead of in the wall of the uterus; this is almost always in a fallopian tube (tubal pregnancy), although occasionally the embryo develops in the abdominal cavity, ovary, or cervix uteri. Called also extrauterine pregnancy. ...
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A pregnancy outside of the uterus, usually in the fallopian tube which cannot be sustained. Methotrexate can be used to dissolve the pregnancy without causing major damage to the tube.
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When a fertilized
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. the implantation and development of a blastocyst outside the cavity of the uterus. Synonyms: eccyesis, extrauterine pregnancy, heterotopic pregnancy, paracyesis
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Our Ectopic pregnancy Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Ectopic pregnancy Ectopic pregnancy: A pregnancy that is not in the uterus. The fertilized egg settles and grows in any location other than the inner lining of the uterus. The large majority (95%) of ectopic pregnancies occur in the Fallopian tube. Ho...
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Embryonic development that occurs anywhere other than in the uterus (as in the uterine tubes or body cavity).
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Pregnancy in which the embryo begins to grow outside the uterus, often in one of the fallopian tubes.
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A fertilized egg that has implanted outside of the uterus, is an ectopic pregnancy. Ectopic pregnancies are often called tubal pregnancies because 95% of the time the egg settles in the fallopian tube. The egg can also implant in the ovary, abdomen, or the cervix, so you may see these referred to as cervical or abdominal pregnancies. None of these ...
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the development of the fetus in the fallopian tube instead of in the womb
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When a developing baby starts to grow outside the womb, usually in one of the fallopian tubes. Also called tubal pregnancy.
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extrauterine pregnancy noun pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus
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Implantation of the fertilized egg in a place other than the uterine wall, usually in a fallopian tube
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Pregnancy that occurs outside the uterine cavity.
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A pregnancy that develops somewhere other than the uterus, usually in the fallopian tube, This pregnancy cannot be allowed to continue as it is dangerous.
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Pregnancy that occurs outside the uterine cavity.
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Pregnancy resulting from the implantation of the fertilized ovum in a site other than the normal one in the uterine cavity. More than 95% of ectopic pregnancies involve the oviduct (fallopian tube), but tubal pregnancy is not synonymous with ectopic gestation.
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Pregnancy in which the embryo begins to grow outside the uterus, often in one of the fallopian tubes.
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an abnormal pregnancy in which the fertilized egg implants outside of the uterus.
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When a fertilized egg does not enter the uterus, but instead implants elsewhere, usually in the fallopian tube. Symptoms of an ectopic pregnancy include abnormal bleeding, severe abdominal pain, or shoulder pain. The ectopic pregnancy must be surgically removed to prevent rupture and damage of the fallopian tubes.
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