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VANISHING TWIN [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pregnancy, Reproduction and Perinatal Period
CONT

An arrest of development or absorption of one or more embryos or fetuses in a multiple gestation (i.e., a "vanishing twin") is common in the first trimester.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grossesse, Reproduction et Périnatalité
CONT

[...] il n'est pas rare que deux embryons soient présents en début de grossesse, et qu'ils fusionnent à un stade précoce. On parle alors de jumeau évanescent [...]

Spanish

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