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Pregnancy, Ectopic

Medical Definition: A potentially life-threatening condition in which the embryo implants outside the uterine endometrial cavity. Most ectopic pregnancies (>96%) occur in the fallopian tube (PREGNANCY, TUBAL), but they can be in the uterine cornua, cervix, ovary, and abdominal cavity (PREGNANCY, ABDOMINAL).
Guide Notes: check tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY; heterotopic = PREGNANCY (IM) + PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC or its specifics (IM) + site (NIM); DF: PREGN ECTOPIC
Also Called: Pregnancy, Ovarian
Pregnancy, Ectopic Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Pregnancy, Abdominal - A type of ectopic pregnancy in which the embryo implants in the abdominal cavity instead of the uterine endometrium.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Pregnancy, Tubal - The most common (>96%) type of ectopic pregnancy in which the extrauterine embryo implantation occurs in the fallopian tube (FALLOPIAN TUBES), usually in the ampullary region where fertilization occurs.

Pregnancy, Ectopic Medical Definitions and Terms

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