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Descriptor English: Triplets
Descriptor Spanish: Trillizos
Descriptor trillizos
Scope note: Tres individuos procedentes de tres FETOS que han sido fecundados al mismo tiempo, o casi al mismo tiempo, que se han desarrollado en el ÚTERO de forma simultanea y nacen de la misma madre.
Descriptor Portuguese: Trigêmeos
Descriptor French: Triplés
Entry term(s): Triplet
Tree number(s): M01.438.768
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014310
Scope note: Three individuals derived from three FETUSES that were fertilized at or about the same time, developed in the UTERUS simultaneously, and born to the same mother.
Annotation: human only: for animals use LITTER SIZE; PREGNANCY, TRIPLET is also available
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
ED education
GE genetics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
DeCS ID: 14711
Unique ID: D014310
NLM Classification: WS 105.5.F2
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2011/06/24
Triplets - Preferred
Concept UI M0022014
Scope note Three individuals derived from three FETUSES that were fertilized at or about the same time, developed in the UTERUS simultaneously, and born to the same mother.
Preferred term Triplets
Entry term(s) Triplet



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