pregnancy /preg·nan·cy/ (preg´nan-se)
postterm pregnancy.
postterm pregnancy
1. the condition of having a developing embryo or fetus in the body, after union of an oocyte and spermatozoon.preg´nant 
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Pregnancy—Uterine levels.
2. the period during which one is pregnant; see gestation period, under period.
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. 
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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.
postterm pregnancy.
See postdate pregnancy.
postterm pregnancy
Post-datism Obstetrics A gestation correctly dated by Naegele's rule and ≥ 42 wks in duration; post-mature infants have ↑ M&M: 1. they are bigger and 2. the placenta has 'planned obsolescence',
and undergoes fibrosis and infarction after 40-42 wks Clinical Absent lanugo, attenuated vernix caseosa, long finger- and toenails, abundant scalp hair, pale, parchment-like or desquamating skin and ↑ alertness. Cf Prematurity.
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