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adj. - Exhibiting the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.

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  • Implantation somewhere other than the inside of the womb is known as ectopic pregnancy.
  • Known as ectopic pregnancy, when not diagnosed and treated early on, this condition is the leading cause of maternal death.
  • This is because tubal pregnancies, also called ectopic pregnancy, are very common with the accidental pregnancies after ligation.
  • She was pregnant - and it was ectopic, meaning the foetus was growing outside the womb and not viable.
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