monochorial

mon·o·cho·ri·on·ic

(mon'ō-kō'rē-on'ik),

Relating to or having a single chorion; denoting monovular twins.

monochorial

said of twins that have developed sharing a single chorion. Called also monochorionic.

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Through dye-contrast injection, they delineated the circulation of 20 monochorial placentas from pregnancies with and without evidence of feto-fetal transfusion.

Rapid resolution of polyhydramnios foretells circulatory collapse for the donor twin in feto-fetal transfusion syndrome

Placental weight measured at birth was available for 17 of 46 bichorial twin pregnancies (mean, 964 g; median, 985 g; range, 600-1270 g) and for 5 of 7 monochorial twin pregnancies (mean, 953 g; median, 735; range, 600-1530 g).

Fetal DNA in maternal plasma in twin pregnancies

Hydrostatic and osmotic pressure gradients produce manifestations of fetofetal transfusion syndrome in a computerized model of monochorial twin pregnancy.