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fetofetal

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Relating to, or communicating between two fetuses, especially twin fetuses; twin-to-twin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: medicine, sciences

Examples

  • 1980, Angelo Ferrara, Anantham Harin, Emergency transfer of the high-risk neonate: a working manual for medical, nursing, and administrative personnel, C.V. Mosby Fetofetal transfusion is a condition in which one twin (recipient) will be hypervolemic, in cardiac failure, and plethoric, while the donor twin will be hypovolemic, shocky, and pale. Chronic fetofetal transfusions can result in a discrepancy of weight of over 10%.

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History

Etymology

From feto- + fetal.