Meanings
- alternativenot comparablemedicineAlternative spelling of fetofetal.
In 4 DG (13 %) a foetofoetal transfusion syndrome occurred. 5 DF (6 %) had some of the serious malformations. 27 DG were completed.
1990, Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde4 more examples
Anemic foetal circulatory failure from a placental vein rupture, foetal maternal haemorrhage, or foetofoetal transfusion may lead to infarcts and secondary thrombosis.
1977, James G. McNulty, Radiology of the liver, Saunders Limited.Hyperbilirubinemia is found to occur significantly higher in twins than in singletons. Such high incidence may be due to prematurity, higher haematocrit possibly from foetofoetal transfusion etc.
1985, Singapore Medical JournalFor example, there can be a greater discrepancy in the birth weights of MZ twins relative to DZ twins due to the foetofoetal transfusion syndrome, and certain perinatal complications are more likely to occur in MZ than DZ twins.
2012, Joseph Glicksohn, The Neurobiology of Criminal Behavior, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBNIn particular, the foetofoetal transfusion syndrome (which arises when the blood from one identical twin transfuses into the other twin) causes significantly different prenatal environments for monozygotic twins.
2016, E. Stewart, Exploring Twins: Towards a Social Analysis of Twinship, Springer, →ISBN, page 47
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