ectopic pregnancy
noun
: development of a fertilized egg elsewhere than in the uterus (as in a fallopian tube or the peritoneal cavity)
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The measure specifies that treatments for an ectopic pregnancy and trophoblastic tumor, a rare tumor that forms where the placenta attaches to the uterus, are not considered abortions.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 2 May 2024
One of the plaintiffs, Brooke Berger, 37, of Fullerton, said a physician harvested her embryos three years ago in Colorado, though the process resulted in an ectopic pregnancy and the loss of a fallopian tube.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 2 May 2024
One of the plaintiffs, Brooke Berger, 37, of Fullerton, said a physician harvested her embryos three years ago in Colorado, though the process resulted in an ectopic pregnancy and the loss of a fallopian tube.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
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“Ectopic pregnancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ectopic%20pregnancy. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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