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ectopic
[ ek-top-ik ]
adjective
- occurring in an abnormal position or place; displaced.
ectopic
/ Ä•°ì-³Ùűè′İì /
- Out of place, as of an organ not in its proper position, or of a pregnancy occurring elsewhere than in the cavity of the uterus.
- Of or relating to a heartbeat that has its origin elsewhere than in the sinoatrial node.
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Example Sentences
In West Virginia, abortion is prohibited through all stages of pregnancy except in the case of a medical emergency, an ectopic pregnancy or a fetus that's not medically viable.
The swelling that occurred in her lower abdomen, she says, was likely an ectopic pregnancy, in which a fertilized egg implants and grows outside of the uterus.
But she miscarried in November 2021 and five months later had an ectopic pregnancy, in which the embryo implants outside of the womb, requiring emergency surgery.
Women denied treatment for ectopic pregnancies, another exception in the law, have filed federal complaints.
In an interview with Women's Wear Daily Fox also revealed that she'd experienced an ectopic pregnancy on a different occasion.
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