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- adjective biology, of twins Sharing the same
amniotic sac within theirmother 'suterus .
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Examples
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Selective bipolar umbilical cord cautery and transection of anomalous parabiotic twin The patient was a 33-year-old, second pregnancy, referred at 21 weeks gestational age for pregnancy complicated by a monochorionic, monoamniotic (single shared placenta, single shared amniotic sac) twin pregnancy, with one twin reported to have multiple congenital anomalies.
Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion Sequence and Bipolar Cord 2010
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Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion Sequence in monoamniotic (single, shared amniotic sac) gestations requires occlusion and division of the cord due to the risk of cord entanglement.
Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion Sequence and Bipolar Cord 2010
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High-resolution ultrasound confirmed monoamniotic twins.
Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion Sequence and Bipolar Cord 2010
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The docs thought the babies might be monoamniotic, floating around in the same amniotic sac which causes twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, with a risk of one or both babies being lost during pregnancy or at birth.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Twins and More Jack Canfield 2009
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The docs thought the babies might be monoamniotic, floating around in the same amniotic sac which causes twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, with a risk of one or both babies being lost during pregnancy or at birth.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Twins and More Jack Canfield 2009
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