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Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena > Reproductive Physiological Phenomena > Reproduction > Pregnancy > Pregnancy, Multiple

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Pregnancy, Multiple  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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  • Multiple Pregnancies
  • Multiple Pregnancy
  • Pregnancies, Multiple

Note

  • human & animal; in reference to animals, do not use PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE for animals naturally having litters; consider LITTER SIZE; not for "heterotopic pregnancy": see note at PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; check tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY

Scope note

  • The condition of carrying two or more FETUSES simultaneously.

In other languages

  • moniraskaus

    Finnish

  • graviditas multiplex
  • monisikiöinen raskaus
  • monisikiöraskaus
  • määrittämätön moniraskaus
  • plurifetatio
  • plurifetatio non specificata
  • polycyesis
  • Flerbördsgraviditet

    Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011272

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