monozygotic

[ mon-uh-zahy-got-ik ]

/ ˌmɒn ə zaɪˈgɒt ɪk /

adjective

developed from a single fertilized ovum, as identical twins.

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Also mon·o·zy·gous

[mon-uh-zahy-guh s] /ˌmɒn əˈzaɪ gəs/.

Origin of monozygotic

First recorded in 1915–20; mono- + zygotic

OTHER WORDS FROM monozygotic

mon·o·zy·gote

[mon-uh-zahy-goht] /ˌmɒn əˈzaɪ goʊt/, noun

Words nearby monozygotic

monovalent, monovision, monovision lens, monoxenous, monoxide, monozygotic, monro, monro's foramen, monroe, monroe doctrine, monroe, james

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British Dictionary definitions for monozygotic

monozygotic

monozygous (ˌmɒnəʊˈzaɪɡəs)

/ (ˌmɒnəʊzaɪˈɡɒtɪk) /

adjective

(of twins) derived from a single fertilized ovum, and so identical

Word Origin for monozygotic

C20

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Medical definitions for monozygotic

monozygotic

[ mŏn′ō-zī-gŏt′ĭk ]

adj.

Derived from a single fertilized ovum or embryonic cell mass. Used especially of identical twins.