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extrauterine

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extrauterine /ex·tra·uter·ine/ (-u´ter-in) outside the uterus.
ex·tra·u·ter·ine (kstr-ytr-n, -t-rn)
adj.
Located or occurring outside the uterus.

extrauterine
[-yo̅o̅′tərin]
Etymology: L, extra + uterus, womb
occurring or located outside the uterus, as an ectopic pregnancy.

extrauterine [ek″strah-u´ter-in]
situated or occurring outside the uterus.

extrauterine
situated or occurring outside the uterus.

extrauterine pregnancy
ectopic pregnancy.


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Sonographic assessments optimal for diagnosis are enhanced if the technician and interpreter of images are familiar with acoustic patterns associated with an extrauterine pregnancy.
Despite mechanical ventilation and pressor support, the hypoplastic right lung was insufficient to sustain extrauterine life, and the infant died on the second day.
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