Definition of Superfitation
Su`per*fe*ta"tion (?), n. [Cf. F.
superfétation.] (Physiol.) The formation of
a fetus at the result of an impregnation occurring after another
impregnation but before the birth of the offspring produced by it.
This is possible only when there is a double uterus, or where
menstruation persists up to the time of the second
impregnation.
In then became a superfetation upon, and not an
ingredient in, the national character.
Coleridge.
Su`per*fe*ta"tion (?), n. [Cf. F.
superfétation.] (Physiol.) The formation of
a fetus at the result of an impregnation occurring after another
impregnation but before the birth of the offspring produced by it.
This is possible only when there is a double uterus, or where
menstruation persists up to the time of the second
impregnation.
In then became a superfetation upon, and not an
ingredient in, the national character.
Coleridge.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- an excessive accumulation; a superfluous addition
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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