Meanings
nounectopic pregnancy (countable and uncountable, plural ectopic pregnancies)
plural ectopic pregnancies
- countableuncountablePregnancy in which the fertilized ovum is implanted in any tissue other than the uterine wall.
Synonyms: eccyesis, paracyesis
Synonyms & antonyms
nounPregnancy in which the fertilized ovum is implanted in any tissue other than the uterine wall.
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More synonyms by meaning
nounpregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus
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Translations
Catalan embaràs ectòpic, embaràs extrauterí
- embaràs ectòpictype of pregnancy
- embaràs extrauterítype of pregnancy
Chinese Mandarin 異位妊娠 /异位妊娠, 子宮外孕 /子宫外孕
- 異位妊娠 /异位妊娠 (yì wèi rènshēn)type of pregnancy
- 子宮外孕 /子宫外孕 (zǐgōng wài yùn)type of pregnancy
- 宮外孕 /宫外孕 (gōng wài yùn)type of pregnancy
Danish ekstrauterin graviditet, foster uden for livmoderen
- ekstrauterin graviditettype of pregnancy
- foster uden for livmoderentype of pregnancy
- graviditet uden for livmoderentype of pregnancy
Dutch buitenbaarmoederlijke zwangerschap
- buitenbaarmoederlijke zwangerschaptype of pregnancy
Finnish kohdunulkoinen raskaus
- kohdunulkoinen raskaustype of pregnancy
French grossesse extra-utérine
- grossesse extra-utérinetype of pregnancy
German Eileiterschwangerschaft
- Eileiterschwangerschafttype of pregnancy
Greek εξωμήτριος κύηση
- εξωμήτριος κύηση (exomítrios kýisi)type of pregnancy
Hungarian méhen kívüli terhesség
- méhen kívüli terhességtype of pregnancy
Icelandic utanlegsfóstur
- utanlegsfósturtype of pregnancy
Japanese 子宮外妊娠
- 子宮外妊娠 (shikyūgai-ninshin)type of pregnancy
Korean 자궁외임신
- 자궁외임신 (jagung'oeimsin)type of pregnancy
Norwegian Bokmål svangerskap utenfor livmoren, ektopisk svangerskap
- svangerskap utenfor livmorentype of pregnancy
- ektopisk svangerskaptype of pregnancy
- ekstrauterin graviditettype of pregnancy
Polish ciąża pozamaciczna
- ciąża pozamacicznatype of pregnancy
Portuguese gravidez tubária, gravidez ectópica
- gravidez tubáriatype of pregnancy
- gravidez ectópicatype of pregnancy
Russian внема́точная бере́менность
- внема́точная бере́менность (vnemátočnaja berémennostʹ)type of pregnancy
Swedish utomkvedshavandeskap, extrauterin graviditet
- utomkvedshavandeskaptype of pregnancy
- extrauterin graviditettype of pregnancy
Cite this entry
APA
ectopic pregnancy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectopic%20pregnancy
MLA
“ectopic pregnancy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectopic%20pregnancy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ectopic pregnancy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectopic%20pregnancy.
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