Phenomena and Processes

Multiple Pregnancy

The condition of carrying two or more FETUSES simultaneously.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The condition of carrying two or more FETUSES simultaneously.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Pregnancy, Multiple
  • Multiple Pregnancies
  • Pregnancies, Multiple

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, drug effects, ethnology, genetics, immunology, metabolism, physiology, psychology, radiation effects, statistics & numerical data, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

human & animal; in reference to animals, do not use PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE for animals naturally having litters; consider LITTER SIZE; not for "heterotopic pregnancy": see note at PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; check tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY

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  1. G08.686.784w.769w.545w

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WQ 235

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Multiple Pregnancy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011272. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011272
  2. Multiple Pregnancy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_pregnancies
  3. Multiple Pregnancy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41768637