superfetation
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of superfetation
1595–1605; < Latin superfētāt ( us ) (past participle of superfētāre to conceive again while still pregnant, equivalent to super- super- + fētā ( re ) to breed ( see fetus) + -tus past participle suffix) + -ion
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Pregnancy normally stops the monthly cycle of ovulation but superfetation allows it to continue.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2016
A rare condition known as superfetation makes it possible to conceive for a second time when pregnant.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2016
It concluded that a phenomenon known as superfetation had occurred.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 27, 2011
Therefore, for superfetation to be possible, ovulation must be triggered during an ongoing pregnancy.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 27, 2011
At birth the boy looked premature, about seven months old, which being the case, the girl must have been either a superfetation or a seven months' child also.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
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