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Superfetation   Listen
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Superfetation  n.  (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."






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Words linked to "Superfetation" :   superfetate, fecundation, fertilization, fertilisation, impregnation



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