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vanishing twins

vanishing twins is the plural of vanishing twin.

Meaning of vanishing twin

Noun

vanishing twin (plural vanishing twins)

  1. A fetus in a multigestation pregnancy that dies in utero and is then partially or completely reabsorbed by its twin.

Questions about vanishing twins

What is vanishing twins the plural of?
Vanishing twins is the plural of vanishing twin.

Words near vanishing twins in the dictionary

  1. vanishing trick
  2. vanishing tricks
  3. vanishing twin
  4. vanishing twin syndrome
  5. vanishing twin syndromes
  6. vanishing twins
  7. vanishingly
  8. vanishingly rare
  9. vanishings
  10. vanishment
  11. vanishments

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