multiple birth
culmination of one multiple pregnancy, wherein the mother delivers two or more offspring; applicable to placental species
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multiple birth
Summary
multiple birth has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]
Key Facts
- multiple birth is a type of childbirth[2].
- multiple birth's Commons category is recorded as Multiple births[3].
- multiple birth comprises twins[4].
- multiple birth comprises triplets[5].
- multiple birth comprises quadruplets[6].
- multiple birth comprises quintuplets[7].
- multiple birth comprises sextuplets[8].
- multiple birth comprises septuplets[9].
- multiple birth comprises octuplets[10].
- multiple birth comprises nonuplets[11].
- multiple birth comprises decuplets[12].
- multiple birth comprises undecuplets[13].
- multiple birth comprises dozuplets[14].
- multiple birth's has cause is recorded as multiple pregnancy[15].
- multiple birth's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Multiple births[16].
- multiple birth's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17].
- multiple birth's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C81271[18].
- multiple birth's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[19].
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Definition and Type
multiple birth is a type of childbirth[2].
Use and Application
Components include twins[4]; triplets[5]; quadruplets[6]; quintuplets[7]; sextuplets[8], a sibling group[20]; and septuplets[9].
Why It Matters
multiple birth has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]