ectopic
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- adjective
- /ɛkˈtɑpɪk/
- Specialized
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ectópico
- If you have abdominal pain and irregular bleeding, it could indicate an ectopic pregnancy.
- ectopic tissue
- ectopic pregnancy
- ectopic thyroid
And that fat that gets stored in the liver and in the pancreas, we would call that ectopic fat.
- And that fat that gets stored in the liver and in the pancreas, we would call that ectopic fat.
- And then yeah, she ended up pregnant and she had an ectopic pregnancy.
- You can't have an ectopic pregnancy even with an IVF embryo transfer, but it's a much lower chance of risk.
Examples
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I was afraid it might be an ectopic pregnancy.
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Most cases (75%) of ectopic thymic tissue occur in boys in the first decade of life.
Academic text (2010) -
And then yeah, she ended up pregnant and she had an ectopic pregnancy.
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For what it's worth, my grandma had an ectopic pregnancy back in the 1940s.
Blog text (16) -
The doctor in Texas told not to treat an ectopic pregnancy until it ruptured.
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You can't have an ectopic pregnancy even with an IVF embryo transfer, but it's a much lower chance of risk.
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Three miscarriages, two ectopic pregnancies, followed by the cauterization of my fallopian tubes.
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Not to be too detailed, but I've had an ectopic pregnancy, miscarriages, and I've had fertility treatments.
Blog text (9) -
Ideally, an ultrasound scan to confirm the pregnancy is not ectopic and exclude obvious abnormalities should be carried out before travel.
Academic text (2011) -
An ectopic pregnancy occurs when the fertilized egg implants outside the uterus.
Synonyms
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Tissue or growth that is in an unusual place in the body
Compounds
- Specialized
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A pregnancy when the fertilized egg grows outside the womb, usually in a fallopian tube
- Specialized
A pregnancy in which the baby grows outside the womb, usually in a fallopian tube
How Normal
Surface Forms
Morphology
ectopic = ecto + top + ic
Formed from the combining form 'ecto' (outside) + a place-root + '-ic'; the components are etymologically regular but the combining form and root are specialized/Greek-derived and not obvious to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
The word ectopic comes from Greek parts ec- meaning 'out' and topos meaning 'place', so it means 'out of place'. It shares the same root as the common word topic, and that's why doctors call something ectopic when it is in the wrong place in the body.