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heterotopic pregnancy
Multiple pregnancy with implantation at two different places, e.g. a normal intrauterine implantation and a tubal implantation.
Grammatical category Noun
Field Anatomy, physiology and embryology
Level of specialization High
Definition source Real Academia Nacional de Medicina de España
Gender relationship Yes, woman
Specific to one sex Yes
Prevalence Woman
Equivalents

Spanish

gestación heterotópica

Valenciano

gestació heterotòpica
Associated concepts
Type of
multiple pregnancy
Examples
Surgery is necessary when a patient with ectopic pregnancy experiences hemodynamic instability, ongoing rupture of the ectopic mass, intraperitoneal bleeding, or suspicion of heterotopic pregnancy.
Collocations
WITH ADJECTIVES
uncommon heterotopic pregnancy