abdominal gestation

UK/æbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩ d͡ʒɛˈsteɪ.ʃn̩/UK/əbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩ d͡ʒɛˈsteɪ.ʃn̩/US/æbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩ d͡ʒɛˈsteɪ.ʃn̩/US/əbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩ d͡ʒɛˈsteɪ.ʃn̩/

noun

A pregnancy outside of the uterus, and within the abdominal cavity.

Meanings

nounabdominal gestation (plural abdominal gestations)

plural abdominal gestations

  1. medicineA pregnancy outside of the uterus, and within the abdominal cavity.

Translations

Portuguese gestação abdominal
  • gestação abdominalpregnancy within the abdominal cavity
Spanish gestación abdominal
  • gestación abdominalpregnancy within the abdominal cavity
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APA

abdominal gestation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abdominal%20gestation

MLA

“abdominal gestation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abdominal%20gestation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abdominal gestation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abdominal%20gestation.

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