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Preferred term

Pregnancy, Ectopic  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A potentially life-threatening condition in which EMBRYO IMPLANTATION occurs outside the cavity of the UTERUS. Most ectopic pregnancies (>96%) occur in the FALLOPIAN TUBES, known as TUBAL PREGNANCY. They can be in other locations, such as UTERINE CERVIX; OVARY; and abdominal cavity (PREGNANCY, ABDOMINAL).

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Entry terms

  • Ectopic Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy, Extrauterine

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-BQW0WX4X-0

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