monozygotic

/ˌmɒn.əʊ.zaɪˈɡɒt.ɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌmɑː.noʊ.zaɪˈɡɑː.t̬ɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌmä-nə-zī-ˈgä-tik/ (ame, mw)

monozygotic — adjective

  • monozygoticpositive
  • more monozygoticcomparative
  • most monozygoticsuperlative

1. used in medicine to describe twins that begin as one fertilized egg and later sp

1.形容詞C2
釋義

used in medicine to describe twins that begin as one fertilized egg and later split into two embryos

例句

The doctor told Mira that her monozygotic twins came from one egg.

collocation: monozygotic twins

Emre and Lucas were monozygotic twins, so they had the same blood type.

result: same blood type in monozygotic twins

同義詞
  • identical

    everyday term for the same kind of twins; much more common outside medical writing

反義詞
  • fraternal

    everyday opposite for twins that come from two separate eggs

  • dizygotic

    medical opposite meaning developed from two fertilized eggs

文法句型

monozygotic + twins

be monozygotic

用法筆記

Mostly used in medical or scientific contexts, especially in the fixed phrase 'monozygotic twins'. In everyday conversation, people usually say 'identical twins' instead.

常見錯誤

❌They are monozygotic siblings.
✅They are monozygotic twins.
💡this term is normally used for twins as a pair, not for siblings in general.