heteropagus
Meanings
noun
- A condition where asymmetric conjoined twins, in which the tissues of a severely defective twin (the parasite), are dependent on the cardiovascular system of the other, intact twin (the autosite) for survival.
Word forms
Etymology
From hetero- + -pagus.
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