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Pregnancy, Abdominal
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Definition
: A type of ectopic pregnancy in which the EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN implants in the ABDOMINAL CAVITY instead of in the ENDOMETRIUM of the UTERUS.
check the tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY; heterotopic or combined uterine & abdominal pregnancy: see note at PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; DF: PREGN ABDOMINAL
Other names
Pregnancies, Abdominal; Abdominal Pregnancies; Abdominal Pregnancy