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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

Florence Welch began working on Everybody Scream after experiencing a life-threatening ectopic pregnancy – and the experience casts a dark shadow over her sixth album.

From BBC Jul. 30, 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

In the novel, Hubie and Janine’s relationship pivots after an ectopic pregnancy ends in loss.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 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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