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双胎
そうたい
1. [n] {medicine}
▶ twin pregnancy
▶ twin (fetus)



History:
10. A 2022-05-21 21:58:20  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
9. A* 2022-05-21 19:21:42  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
医学大辞典:【双胎】そうたい twin《geminus》 双胎妊娠の胎児を双胎とよぶ
  Comments:
医学大辞典 defines it as "twin" (in the womb). I think we should have it as a second gloss.
  Diff:
@@ -13,0 +14 @@
+<gloss>twin (fetus)</gloss>
8. A 2022-05-21 08:08:46  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I yield.
7. A* 2022-05-21 01:28:50  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
brit:
"双胎
そうたい
twin pregnancy
子宮内に同時に2つの胎児を妊娠している状態。生れた子は双生児とかふたごと呼ぶ。..."
  Comments:
It might get translated as "twins" in some compound nouns but the specific meaning is "[having] [unborn] twins [in one's womb]" if we go by what's in the kokugos etc. So having it just as "twins" without further context seems misleading.
  Diff:
@@ -10,5 +9,0 @@
-<sense>
-<pos>&n;</pos>
-<field>&med;</field>
-<gloss>twins</gloss>
-</sense>
6. A* 2022-05-21 01:16:45  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Sample from the Igaku glossary:
単頭4脚双胎	monocephalus tetrapus twins/
殿結合双胎	pygopagus twin/
殿肢体双胎	pygomelus twin/
殿部結合双胎	pygodidymus twin/
頭蓋結合双胎	craniopagus twins/
頭胸結合双胎	cephalothoracopagus twins/
  Comments:
Plenty of cases of it being used to mean "twins".
Maybe safest to have both.
  Diff:
@@ -13,0 +14,5 @@
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<field>&med;</field>
+<gloss>twin pregnancy</gloss>
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