Longman Dictionary English From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Illness & disabilityectopic pregnancyec‧top‧ic preg‧nan‧cy /ekˌtɒpɪk ˈpreɡnənsi $ -ˌtɑː-/ noun [countable, uncountable] medical a pregnancy in which an unborn baby develops outside its mother’s uterus, usually in a fallopian tube ldoceonline.com