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ectopic

adjective as in displaced

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When the ectopic ovum begins to develop in the Fallopian tube the placental villi erode the tubal wall and the blood-vessels.

Hirst says an experienced obstetrical specialist sees from 12 to 24 cases of ectopic pregnancy annually.

May an ectopic fetus be killed by operation, electricity, or poison, to avert possible danger of death from the mother?

With conditions like those in question 11, except that the fetus is not viable, may the surgeon remove the inviable ectopic fetus?

In many of these conditions the ovum becomes blocked and rupture follows as in ectopic gestation.

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On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to ectopic, such as: deranged, luxated, removed, and uprooted.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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