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DeCS
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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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Synonyms English:
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Twin
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Tree Number:
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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). |
Indexing Annotation English:
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human only: for animals use LITTER SIZE; PREGNANCY, TWIN 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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Similar:
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DeCS CID-10 SciELO LILACS LIS
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