abdominal gestation
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩ d͡ʒɛˈsteɪ.ʃn̩/, /əbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩ d͡ʒɛˈsteɪ.ʃn̩/
- (US) IPA(key): /æbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩ d͡ʒɛˈsteɪ.ʃn̩/, /əbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩ d͡ʒɛˈsteɪ.ʃn̩/
Noun
abdominal gestation (plural abdominal gestations)
- (medicine) A pregnancy outside of the uterus, and within the abdominal cavity.
Translations
pregnancy within the abdominal cavity
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References
Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940) Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 1