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Multiple Birth Offspring
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Definition
: The offspring in multiple pregnancies (PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE): TWINS; TRIPLETS; QUADRUPLETS; QUINTUPLETS; etc.
note specifics; human & animal; for animals, consider also LITTER SIZE
Examples
Quadruplets
;
Quintuplets
;
Triplets
;
Twins
Other names
Sextuplets; Sextuplet; Offspring, Multiple Birth; Birth, Multiple; Birth Offspring, Multiple; Multiple Births; Multiple Birth