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Eight fetuses found in 21-day-old baby in Ranchi

In medical terms, it is called fetus-in-fetu (FIF), a rare entity in which one malformed vertebrate fetus is enclosed within the body of its twin, according to a journal of National Library of Medicine

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In a rare case, as many as eight fetuses were found in the abdomen of a 21-day-old baby during an operation in a private hospital in Ranchi, doctors said.

The size of the fetuses range from three centimetres to five centimetres and they were settled inside a cyst in the abdomen, Dr Md Imran, who performed the surgery, told PTI.

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