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Descriptor English:
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Twins
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Gemelos
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Gêmeos
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Tree Number:
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G08.520.769.525.847
M01.438.873
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Definition English:
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Two individuals derived from two FETUSES that were fertilized at or about the same time, developed in the UTERUS simultaneously, and born to the same mother. Twins are either monozygotic (TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC) or dizygotic (TWINS, DIZYGOTIC). |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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IM humans only; if pertinent, NIM for animals not usually giving birth to twins; relation to PREGNANCY: Manual 28.16.4, 34.14; TWINNING, MONOZYGOTIC is also available
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See Related English:
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Diseases in Twins
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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14826
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Unique Identifier:
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D014427
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Occurrence in VHL:
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