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monoamniotic

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monoamniotic /mono·am·ni·ot·ic/ (-am″ne-ot´ik) having or developing within a single amniotic cavity, such as monozygotic twins.
monoamniotic
having or developing within a single amniotic cavity; said of monozygotic twins.

monoamniotic
adjective Occurring in or referring to a single amniotic cavity, as in monoamniotic twins


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Emma Canning, aged 36, had Christmas babies Hannah and Sophie, who were monoamniotic twins - sharing the same birth sac and placenta.
But their elation quickly turned to concern when routine tests showed there was no membrane separating the babies, which meant they shared both a sac and a placenta in what is known as a monoamniotic pregnancy.
 
 
 
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