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.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of superfecundation¹

1850–55; super- + fecundation ( def )