Superfetation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /suːpəfəˈteɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Superfetation is a noun meaning The formation of a fetus while another fetus is already present in the uterus.
Meaning
The formation of a fetus while another fetus is already present in the uterus.
More Meanings
- An excessive accumulation; a superfluous addition.
Example Sentences
1992, Geoffrey Wall, translator of Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary These gentlemen were greatly astonished at Bovary's romantic ideas, and the pharmacist hurried in to say to him: "This velvet looks to me rather a superfetation. Besides, the expense..."
Word Forms
- superfetations
- superfoetation
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include superfecundation, superimpregnation, autofecundation, supersemination, superovulation, parabiosis.
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