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Dizygotic twins

Definition noun Two offspring that develop from two zygotes but share a common uterine environment, and would be born at the... Read More

Twins

Definition noun, singular: twin (1) Two siblings from the same pregnancy and birth (2) (general) Two closely related and... Read More

Monozygotic twins

Monozygotic Twins Definition Monozygotic twins are twins that developed from a single zygote. Etymologically, the term is... Read More

Dichorionic-diamniotic twins

Definition noun Twins with separate chorions and amniotic sacs in utero Supplement Twins may be classified according to the... Read More

The Psychobiology of Hysteria

EditorialHysteria is often regarded as the archetypal psychodynamic illness. Freud carried out much of his early work on... Read More

Twin method

twin method A general means of genetic analysis that capitalises on the fact that while twins have the same age and the same... Read More