A condition in which a fertilized egg grows outside of the uterus, usually in one of the fallopian tubes. Symptoms include sharp pain on one side of the abdomen and bleeding from the vagina. Also called extrauterine pregnancy.
( ek-TAH-pik PREG-nun-see )
Source: NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
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