metacyesis
- noun
- /ˌmɛtəˈsaɪəsɪs/
- Specialized
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metacesis
- The patient was diagnosed with metacyesis after imaging showed the embryo developing in the fallopian tube.
Examples
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Early detection of metacyesis is crucial to prevent serious complications for the mother.
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Doctors diagnosed her with a metacyesis after the ultrasound.
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Doctors explained that metacyesis can pose significant health risks if not treated promptly.
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A metacyesis can pose serious health risks to the mother.
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The doctor informed her that the diagnosis of metacyesis meant the embryo was growing outside the uterus.
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After several tests, the physician confirmed that her metacyesis required immediate surgical intervention.
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She learned that metacyesis is a serious condition where the embryo develops in places like the fallopian tube.
Synonyms
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6.4
A pregnancy when the fertilized egg grows outside the womb, usually in a fallopian tube
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A pregnancy where the fertilized egg grows in a Fallopian tube instead of the womb
A pregnancy in which the fertilised egg attaches and grows outside the uterus
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
Surface Forms
Morphology
metacyesis = cyesis (opaque) = meta + cyesis
Although the word is historically built from the prefix 'meta-' and the base 'cyesis', the specialized medical sense is not guessable for most learners from those parts.
Etymology
Metacyesis breaks into meta- and -cyesis, where meta- means 'beyond' or 'after', as in metaphor, and cyesis comes from a Greek word meaning 'pregnancy'. So, metacyesis means a pregnancy that grows 'beyond' the normal place, outside the womb.