About The Word Superfetation
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Superfetation
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What's The Definition Of Superfetation?
[n] fertilization of a second ovum after a pregnancy has begun; results in two fetuses of different ages in the uterus at the same time; "superfetation is normal in some animal species"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Superfetation: Related Terms | Find terms related to Superfetation: See Also | fecundation | fertilisation | fertilization | impregnation Superfetation In Webster's Dictionary \Su`per*fe*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. superf['e]tation.]
(Physiol.)
The formation of a fetus at the result of an impregnation
occurring after another impregnation but before the birth of
the offspring produced by it. This is possible only when
there is a double uterus, or where menstruation persists up
to the time of the second impregnation.
In then became a superfetation upon, and not an
ingredient in, the national character. --Coleridge.
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