ectopic pregnancy
6
6.4
- noun
- /ɛkˈtɑpɪk ˈprɛgnənsi/
- Specialized
- Not to be too detailed, but I've had an ectopic pregnancy, miscarriages, and I've had fertility treatments.
Loading YouTube…
Watch on YouTubeAnd then yeah, she ended up pregnant and she had an ectopic pregnancy.
- 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
-
I had an ectopic pregnancy at age 35, and I am now 36 and pregnant.
Blog text (16) -
For what it's worth, my grandma had an ectopic pregnancy back in the 1940s.
Blog text (16) -
I was afraid it might be an ectopic pregnancy.
-
I almost died from an ectopic pregnancy six years ago.
Blog text (31) -
What I read made me wonder about how Catholic hospitals in the U.S. handle ectopic pregnancies.
Blog text (34) -
My first pregnancy was an ectopic pregnancy lodged in my right tube.
Blog text (29) -
By definition, an ectopic pregnancy is one where the fetus attaches itself outside of the uterus.
Blog text (5) -
Allison, you had what's called an ectopic pregnancy and it spontaneously aborted.
-
To date, at least 14 studies have documented that 68 to 77 percent of ectopic pregnancies resolve without intervention.
Blog text (7) -
The doctor confirmed my worries about the possibility of an ectopic pregnancy during the examination.
Synonyms
1
7.4
A pregnancy where the fertilized egg grows in a Fallopian tube instead of the womb
A pregnancy in which the baby grows outside the womb, usually in a fallopian tube
A pregnancy when the baby starts to grow outside the womb, usually in a tube that leads from the womb
A pregnancy when the developing baby grows outside the womb, usually in a fallopian tube
A pregnancy in which the embryo grows outside the womb, often in a fallopian tube
A pregnancy in which the fertilised egg attaches and grows outside the uterus
How Normal
- Specialized
- Specialized
6
6.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built: 'ectopic' means occurring in an abnormal place and 'pregnancy' is having a developing fetus, so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a pregnancy located in the wrong place. Although the clinical details (e.g. implantation in a fallopian tube) are specialist, the core meaning 'pregnancy in an abnormal location' is directly derivable from the constituents and is cross-linguistically transparent.
Etymology
Ectopic pregnancy literally means 'pregnancy in the wrong place': ectopic means 'out of place' and pregnancy means 'being pregnant'. Imagine a fertilized egg that grows outside the womb, often in a fallopian tube, instead of inside it. That's why ectopic pregnancy means a pregnancy that grows outside the womb and can be dangerous for the mother.