Phenomena and Processes

Twin Pregnancy

The condition of carrying TWINS simultaneously.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The condition of carrying TWINS simultaneously.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Pregnancy, Twin
  • Pregnancies, Twin
  • Twin Pregnancies

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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 only; for animals, use PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE, but see note there; TWINS is also available for the offspring; check tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY

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History Note

2012

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Previous Indexing

  • Twins (1963-2011)

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Tree Number

  1. G08.686.784w.769w.545w.253

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Twin Pregnancy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D059285. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D059285
  2. Twin Pregnancy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3775920