superfetation

• Terme médical désignant la fécondation d'un deuxième ovule alors qu'une grossesse est déjà en cours, entraînant le développement simultané dans l'utérus de deux fœtus d'âges différents.

A medical term referring to the fertilization of a second ovum after a pregnancy has already begun, resulting in two fetuses of different ages developing simultaneously in the uterus.

indénombrable

1. Second conception during pregnancyC2formalmedical

   The fertilization of a second ovum after a pregnancy has already begun, resulting in two fetuses of different developmental stages in the uterus simultaneously.

   Superfétation

   • Superfetation is extremely rare in humans but more common in some animals.
   • The doctor explained that superfetation can lead to twins born days or weeks apart.
   • Cases of superfetation have been documented in medical literature.