ectopic pregnancy
noun
: development of a fertilized egg elsewhere than in the uterus (as in a fallopian tube or the peritoneal cavity)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web An ectopic pregnancy is when a fertilized egg attaches itself to the fallopian tube, abdominal cavity, or cervix rather than the uterus. 
Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 6 Sep. 2022 People at greatest risk for ectopic pregnancy have had one before. Amy Alspaugh, The Conversation, 7 June 2022 That means doctors or nurses who treat an ectopic pregnancy — which always involves using medication or surgery to remove the embryo, hopefully before other organs are damaged — could face criminal charges if a prosecutor decided to file them. CBS News, 22 Aug. 2022 As Stat’s Olivia Goldhill has reported, at least one patient with an ectopic pregnancy has been denied care under Missouri’s law. John Mccormack, National Review, 1 Aug. 2022 Jewell told me about one severe case in which lawyers said a surgeon could not operate until a patient with an ectopic pregnancy was less medically stable. Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 30 July 2022 The law allows abortions to terminate an ectopic pregnancy, which happens when the fetus is developing outside the main cavity of the uterus. Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 30 July 2022 Such patients take a far lower dose of methotrexate than is used to treat ectopic pregnancy or breast cancer. Sonja Sharpstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2022 To make matters worse, Kalipeni said she was hospitalized at two months with an ectopic pregnancy that had ruptured. Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN, 9 July 2022 See More
Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 6 Sep. 2022 People at greatest risk for ectopic pregnancy have had one before. Amy Alspaugh, The Conversation, 7 June 2022 That means doctors or nurses who treat an ectopic pregnancy — which always involves using medication or surgery to remove the embryo, hopefully before other organs are damaged — could face criminal charges if a prosecutor decided to file them. CBS News, 22 Aug. 2022 As Stat’s Olivia Goldhill has reported, at least one patient with an ectopic pregnancy has been denied care under Missouri’s law. John Mccormack, National Review, 1 Aug. 2022 Jewell told me about one severe case in which lawyers said a surgeon could not operate until a patient with an ectopic pregnancy was less medically stable. Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 30 July 2022 The law allows abortions to terminate an ectopic pregnancy, which happens when the fetus is developing outside the main cavity of the uterus. Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 30 July 2022 Such patients take a far lower dose of methotrexate than is used to treat ectopic pregnancy or breast cancer. Sonja Sharpstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2022 To make matters worse, Kalipeni said she was hospitalized at two months with an ectopic pregnancy that had ruptured. Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN, 9 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1895, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
ectopic pregnancy
noun
: gestation elsewhere than in the uterus (as in a fallopian tube or in the peritoneal cavity)
called also ectopic gestation, extrauterine gestation, extrauterine pregnancy