fetofetal
fetofetal adjective: relating to, or communicating between two fetuses, especially twin fetuses; twin-to-twin.
Adjective
fetofetal (not comparable)
- Relating to, or communicating between two fetuses, especially twin fetuses; twin-to-twin.
- Fetofetal transfusion is a condition in which one twin (recipient) will be hypervolemic, in cardiac failure, and plethoric, while the donor twin will be hypovolemic, shocky, and pale. Chronic fetofetal transfusions can result in a discrepancy of weight of over 10%.1980, Angelo Ferrara, Anantham Harin, Emergency transfer of the high-risk neonate: a working manual for medical, nursing, and administrative personnel, C.V. Mosby
- In four cases, appropriate shunt communications meant that the morpho-anatomical conditions were available for the presence of a fetofetal transfusion syndrome.1989, Journal of Perinatal Medicine
Examples of fetofetal in a sentence
- The incidence of fetofetal transfusion syndrome was 20%, more than double the incidence previously reported in large series of twin deliveries that encompassed a wider gestational age range.1990, Excerpta medica. Section 10: Obstetrics and gynecology:
- When fetofetal transfusion syndrome occurs in very preterm gestation, treatment options are limited and often unsuccessful.1991, Daniel R. Mishell, 1991 Year Book of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Year Book Medical Pub, →ISBN:
- As a result of this imbalance, a net fetofetal transfusion occurs, from one twin (the donor) to the other (the recipient).2005, Laura B. Myers, Linda A. Bulich, Anesthesia for Fetal Intervention and Surgery, PMPH-USA, →ISBN, page 127:
- Acute fetal hypovolemia may be secondary to hemorrhage, as in placenta previa at the end of the pregnancy, or to fetomaternal or fetofetal transfusion.2012, Claus Diebler, Olivier Dulac, Pediatric Neurology and Neuroradiology: Cerebral and Cranial Diseases, Springer Science & Business...
Forms of fetofetal
| alternative form | foetofoetal |
|---|---|
| alternative form | feto-fetal |
| alternative form | foeto-foetal |
Origin of fetofetal
From feto- + fetal.
Questions about fetofetal
- What does fetofetal mean?
- Fetofetal means relating to, or communicating between two fetuses, especially twin fetuses; twin-to-twin.
- How do you use fetofetal in a sentence?
- The incidence of fetofetal transfusion syndrome was 20%, more than double the incidence previously reported in large series of twin deliveries that encompassed a wider gestational age range.
- What part of speech is fetofetal?
- Fetofetal is an adjective.
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