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Ectopic gestation

noun
1.
Pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus.  Synonyms: eccyesis, ectopic pregnancy, extrauterine gestation, extrauterine pregnancy, metacyesis.






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... the walls of the abdomen are frequently reported. Algora speaks of an abdominal pregnancy in which there was spontaneous perforation of the anterior abdominal parietes, followed by death. Bouzal cites an extraordinary case of ectopic gestation in which there was natural expulsion of the fetus through abdominal walls, with subsequent intestinal strangulation. An artificial anus was established and the mother recovered. Brodie, Dunglison, Erich, Rodbard, Fox, and Wilson are among others reporting the expulsion ...
— Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine • George M. Gould



Words linked to "Ectopic gestation" :   metacyesis, abdominal pregnancy, ovarian pregnancy, maternity, pregnancy, extrauterine pregnancy, ectopic pregnancy, gestation, tubal pregnancy



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