vanishing twins

A form of vanishing twin — A fetus in a multigestation pregnancy that dies in utero and is then partially or completely reabsorbed by its twin.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of vanishing twin
Cite this entry
APA

vanishing twins. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vanishing%20twins

MLA

“vanishing twins.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vanishing%20twins. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vanishing twins,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vanishing%20twins.

Source: vanishing twins on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.