heterotopic pregnancy

pregnancy /preg·nan·cy/ (preg´nan-se)

1. the condition of having a developing embryo or fetus in the body, after union of an oocyte and spermatozoon.preg´nant

Pregnancy—Uterine levels.

2. the period during which one is pregnant; see gestation period, under period.

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abdominal pregnancy  ectopic pregnancy within the abdominal cavity.

ampullar pregnancy  ectopic pregnancy in the ampulla of the uterine tube.

cervical pregnancy  ectopic pregnancy within the cervical canal.

combined pregnancy  simultaneous intrauterine and extrauterine pregnancies.

cornual pregnancy  pregnancy in one of the horns of a bicornuate uterus.

ectopic pregnancy , extrauterine pregnancy development of the embryo outside the uterine cavity.

Diagram showing locations of ectopic (extrauterine) pregnancy.

false pregnancy  development of the signs of pregnancy without the presence of an embryo.

heterotopic pregnancy  combined p.

interstitial pregnancy  ectopic pregnancy in the part of the uterine tube within the uterine wall.

intraligamentary pregnancy , intraligamentous pregnancy ectopic pregnancy within the broad ligament.

molar pregnancy  conversion of the early embryo into a mole.

multiple pregnancy  presence of more than one fetus in the uterus at the same time.

mural pregnancy  interstitial p.

ovarian pregnancy  ectopic pregnancy occurring in an ovary.

phantom pregnancy  false pregnancy due to psychogenic factors.

postterm pregnancy  one that has extended beyond 42 weeks from the onset of the last menstrual period or 40 completed weeks from conception.

tubal pregnancy  ectopic pregnancy within a uterine tube.

tuboabdominal pregnancy  ectopic pregnancy partly in the fimbriated end of a uterine tube and partly in the abdominal cavity.

tubo-ovarian pregnancy  ectopic pregnancy occurring partly in the ovary and partly in a uterine tube.

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heterotopic pregnancy,

a pregnancy that is both intrauterine and extrauterine.