Conjoined

  • 71heterocephalus — Conjoined twins with heads of unequal size. See conjoined twins, under twin. [hetero + G. kephale, head] …

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  • 72metopagus — Conjoined twins united at the forehead. See conjoined twins, under twin. [G. metopon, forehead, + pagos, something fixed] * * * me·top·a·gus (mə topґə gəs) metopopagus …

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  • 73opodidymus — Conjoined twins with a single body having two heads fused at the back with partially separated facial regions. See conjoined twins, under twin. [G. ops, eye, face, + didymos, twin] * * * opo·did·y·mus (o″po didґĭ məs) [Gr.… …

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  • 74-pagus — Conjoined twins, the first element of the word denoting the parts fused. SEE ALSO: didymus, dymus. [G. pagos, something fixed, fr. pegnymi, to fasten together] * * * [Gr. pagos that which is fixed] a word termination denoting a symmetrical pair… …

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  • 75pygodidymus — Conjoined twins with a single cephalothoracic region but with the buttocks and parts below doubled. See conjoined twins, under twin. SEE ALSO: duplicitas posterior. [pygo + G. didymos, twin] * * * py·go·did·y·mus (pi″go didґĭ məs) …

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  • 76somatopagus — Conjoined twins united in their body regions. See conjoined twins, under twin. [somato + G. pagos, something fixed] …

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  • 77tetramelus — Conjoined twins possessing four arms (tetrabrachius), or four legs (tetrascelus). See conjoined twins, under twin. [tetra + G. melos, limb] …

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  • 78tribrachius — Conjoined twins exhibiting tribrachia. * * * tri·bra·chi·us (tri braґke əs) 1. a fetus exhibiting tribrachia. 2. conjoined twins having only three upper limbs …

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  • 79triophthalmos — Conjoined twins with union in the facial region such that there is a common eye on the joined sides; a variety of opodidymus. See conjoined twins, under twin. [tri + G. ophthalmos, eye] * * * tri·oph·thal·mos (tri″of thalґmos) [tri + Gr.… …

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  • 80anakatadidymus, anacatadidymus — Conjoined twins united in the middle but separated above and below. SYN: dicephalus dipygus. [G. ana, up, + kata, down, + didymos, twin] …

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