superfecundation

[ soo-per-fee-kuhn-dey-shuhn, -fek-uhn- ]

noun
  1. the fertilization of two or more ova discharged at the same ovulation by successive acts of sexual intercourse.

Origin of superfecundation

1
1850–55; super- + fecundation

Words Nearby superfecundation

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British Dictionary definitions for superfecundation

superfecundation

/ (ˌsuːpəˌfiːkənˈdeɪʃən) /


noun
  1. physiol the fertilization of two or more ova, produced during the same menstrual cycle, by sperm ejaculated during two or more acts of sexual intercourse

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