Located or occurring outside the pelvis; in medicine, describing conditions or structures external to the pelvic region.
From Latin 'extra' (outside) + 'pelvic' (from Latin 'pelvis' meaning basin, the bone structure of the lower body). Medical terminology using 'pelvis' developed in Renaissance anatomy.
An extrapelvic pregnancy happens when a fertilized egg implants somewhere outside the uterus—like in a fallopian tube or abdominal cavity—which is dangerous because there's no room for the baby to grow safely, making it a medical emergency.
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