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superfetate

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su⋅per⋅fe⋅ta⋅tion

  [soo-per-fee-tey-shuhn]
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–noun
the fertilization of an ovum in a female mammal already pregnant.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L superfētāt(us) (ptp. of superfētāre to conceive again while still pregnant, equiv. to super- super- + fētā(re) to breed (see fetus ) + -tus ptp. suffix) + -ion

Related forms:
su⋅per⋅fe⋅tate, adjective
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su·per·fe·tate   (sōō'pər-fē'tāt')   
intr.v.   su·per·fe·tat·ed, su·per·fe·tat·ing, su·per·fe·tates
To conceive when a fetus is already present in the uterus.

[Latin superfētāre, superfētāt- : super-, super- + fētāre, to breed (from fētus, offspring; see dhē(i)- in Indo-European roots).]
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Main Entry: su·per·fe·ta·tion
Variant: or chiefly British su·per·foe·ta·tion /"sü-p&r-fE-'tA-sh&n/
Function: noun
: successive fertilization of two or more ova of different ovulations resulting in the presence of embryos of unlikeages in the same uterus
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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