polyzygotic
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Multiple birth — Quadruplet , quintuplet , etc. redirect here. For the musical use of the terms, see tuplet. Triplet brothers at graduation. Identical triplets are extremely rare, something that occurs only once in every 500,000 births. A multiple birth occurs… … Wikipedia
Twin — One of two children produced in the same pregnancy and born during the same birth process. Twins can develop from one ovum (egg) or from two ova (eggs): {{}}Twins from one ovum: Twins that develop from a single ovum are called monozygotic. They… … Medical dictionary
polyovulatory — Discharging several ova in one ovulatory cycle. SYN: polyzygotic. * * * poly·ov·u·la·to·ry (pol″e ovґu lə tor″e) discharging several oocytes in one ovarian cycle … Medical dictionary
