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ectopic

[ek-top-ik] / ɛkˈtɒp ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
displaced
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In June, as I was drafting this essay, we experienced another pregnancy loss, this time a rare and dangerous type of ectopic pregnancy.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

They also reduce visceral fat, the fat stored deep around internal organs, as well as ectopic fat that accumulates in places where fat does not normally belong.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

For Zoe Armstrong, 35, from Bristol - who lost two pregnancies, including an ectopic pregnancy that became "trapped" due to her endometriosis - a rapid test could have made all the difference.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Several days after the injection, she had to have emergency surgery after showing signs of an ectopic pregnancy rupture.

From Salon May 26, 2026

Illnesses have always run through his family—his father died years ago after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, his aunt died from a ruptured ectopic pregnancy, and so on—but Vin believed he was better, stronger.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera




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